Reform of the Protection of Human Rights in the UK (AQA A-Level Law): Flashcards
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Legal term: 'reform'
Legal term: 'reform'
Updating, changing, or repealing existing law
HRA 1998: 'bringing rights home' meaning
HRA 1998: 'bringing rights home' meaning
Made ECHR enforceable in UK courts
Three main criticisms of HRA 1998
Three main criticisms of HRA 1998
Un-British; foreign rules; public misunderstanding
Parliamentary sovereignty
Parliamentary sovereignty
Parliament as supreme legal authority in UK
UK courts' duty re: ECtHR judgments
UK courts' duty re: ECtHR judgments
Must 'take into account' ECtHR judgments
2006 Cameron's proposal
2006 Cameron's proposal
British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
2017 Conservative manifesto on HRA
2017 Conservative manifesto on HRA
Would NOT be replaced; remain ECHR signatories
Year of independent HRA review launch
Year of independent HRA review launch
2020
2020 review: focus area
2020 review: focus area
Structural framework, not rights themselves
UK Bill of Rights: fate
UK Bill of Rights: fate
Scrapped before 2017 General Election