Human Rights Act 1998

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The Human Rights Act 1998 is a law of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland that was passed in 1998 and came into force on October 2, 2000 . It states that all human rights enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights expressly apply in the UK. It managed u. a. expressly canceled the death penalty , which, however, had de facto no longer applied. The Section 4 gives the judges the opportunity for incompatibility of a law with the European Convention on Human Rights, a declaration of incompatibility (English Declaration of Incompatibility ) deliver. The parliament is not legally obliged to change the law.

In the course of Brexit and the associated negotiations with representatives of the European Union about future relations, the government refused in 2020 required assurances on the validity of the European Convention on Human Rights in order to be able to amend the Human Rights Act as soon as the connection with the EU was broken is.

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  1. ↑ Jon Stone: Government refusing to sign up to United Kingdom and Gibraltar European Union membership referendum safeguards so it can change Human Rights Act, Gove admits. In: The Independent . May 27, 2020, accessed on August 26, 2020 .