The Council of Europe and the ECHR 1953 (AQA A-Level Law): Flashcards
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Year Universal Declaration of Human Rights created
Year Universal Declaration of Human Rights created
1948
Legal nature of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Legal nature of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Voluntary and not legally binding
Year Council of Europe established
Year Council of Europe established
1949
British PM who championed Council of Europe
British PM who championed Council of Europe
Winston Churchill
Year ECHR came into force
Year ECHR came into force
1953
Key difference: ECHR vs Universal Declaration
Key difference: ECHR vs Universal Declaration
ECHR created binding legal obligations; Declaration voluntary
Body that enforces the ECHR
Body that enforces the ECHR
European Court of Human Rights
Year UK signed the ECHR
Year UK signed the ECHR
1950
Year Human Rights Act 1998 came into effect
Year Human Rights Act 1998 came into effect
2000
Why UK citizens couldn't use ECHR rights pre-2000
Why UK citizens couldn't use ECHR rights pre-2000
Convention not incorporated into UK domestic law until 2000