Human Rights Act

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Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:UK_courts
UK public authorities
individuals in the UK
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkbp:citation legal cases in UK courts
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:United_Kingdom
1998
gptkbp:enables incorporation of European Convention on Human Rights into UK law
gptkbp:fullTitle An Act to give further effect to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Human Rights Act
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Jack_Straw
gptkbp:proposedReplacement British Bill of Rights
gptkbp:purpose protect human rights and fundamental freedoms
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 1998-11-09
gptkbp:repealedBy false
gptkbp:section courts must take into account Strasbourg jurisprudence
declaration of incompatibility
incorporates Convention rights
judicial remedies
remedial orders
right to bring proceedings
public authorities must act compatibly with Convention rights
legislation must be read compatibly with Convention rights
gptkbp:shortName HRA 1998
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Labour_government
gptkbp:startDate 2000-10-02
gptkbp:subjectOf debate on repeal or replacement
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HRA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7