Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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| gptkbp:allows |
courts to declare legislation incompatible with Convention rights
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
various subsequent legislation
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:England
gptkb:Northern_Ireland gptkb:Scotland gptkb:Wales |
| gptkbp:beganIn |
2 October 2000
|
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:1998_c._42
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1998
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| gptkbp:enables |
UK courts to hear human rights cases
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Human Rights Act 1998 (UK)
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:longTitle |
An Act to give further effect to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights.
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
incorporate European Convention on Human Rights into UK law
|
| gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent |
9 November 1998
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
|
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
nan
|
| gptkbp:requires |
public authorities to act compatibly with Convention rights
|
| gptkbp:section |
allows individuals to bring proceedings against public authorities
requires legislation to be read compatibly with Convention rights incorporates Convention rights allows courts to make declarations of incompatibility makes it unlawful for public authorities to act incompatibly with Convention rights requires courts to take into account Strasbourg jurisprudence |
| gptkbp:section19 |
requires ministers to make statements of compatibility for new legislation
|
| gptkbp:shortName |
gptkb:Human_Rights_Act_1998
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| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Jack_Straw
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| gptkbp:status |
current
|
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Supremacy_of_Parliament
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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