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Human Rights Act

Proceeding contribution from Alex Chalk (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 30 June 2015. It occurred during Debate on Human Rights Act.

Is it not important to draw a distinction between the convention and section 2 of the Human Rights Act? The point made about the Human Rights Act is that it incorporates the convention into English law. There were convention rights in the United Kingdom and in particular in England before the Human Rights Act. Section 2, which requires that the courts “must take into account” the acts of convention bodies, could be repealed without coming out of the convention. It is important to draw that distinction.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
597 c412WH 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Legislation
Human Rights Act 1998
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