Role of Domestic Courts (AQA A-Level Law): Flashcards
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Human Rights Act 1998 main effect
Human Rights Act 1998 main effect
Allows claims in UK courts for Convention rights violations
Priority before HRA claim if domestic law exists
Priority before HRA claim if domestic law exists
Must use existing domestic law first (e.g. Equality Act 2010)
Section 3 HRA 1998
Section 3 HRA 1998
Interpretative obligation - read law compatibly with Convention
Section 3 applies even when statutory language is...
Section 3 applies even when statutory language is...
Clear and unambiguous
Strained interpretations under section 3
Strained interpretations under section 3
Allowed to achieve Convention compatibility
Declaration of incompatibility when
Declaration of incompatibility when
Last resort when s.3 interpretation impossible
Court power after declaration of incompatibility
Court power after declaration of incompatibility
Cannot change law - only Parliament can amend it
Re: Medicaments (2001) key outcome
Re: Medicaments (2001) key outcome
Court of Appeal refused to follow House of Lords precedent
H v Mental Health Review Tribunal outcome
H v Mental Health Review Tribunal outcome
Declaration of incompatibility with Articles 5(1) and 5(4)
ECtHR enforcement power over states
ECtHR enforcement power over states
No power to compel law changes - relies on voluntary compliance