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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
A UK law that gives effect to rights in the European Convention on Human Rights, requires public authorities to respect those rights and enables people to seek protection in UK courts.
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Paper 2
Revise: Development of Citizens' Rights Over TimeThe Human Rights Act 1998 gives effect in UK law to rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights. The Convention belongs to the Council of Europe, which is a different organisation from the European Union.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A UK law that gives effect to specified European Convention rights in domestic law, allowing people to defend those rights in UK courts.
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The Human Rights Act 1998 gives effect to specified ECHR rights within UK law. It does not create a separate, unrelated list of human rights. Its importance is that people can rely on Convention rights in UK courts, rather than having to go to Strasbourg to obtain protection.
