Constitutional and Administrative Law

Question 1

EHuman Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998)

Answer 1

s3 : all acts must be interpreted in accordance with the ECHR as far as possible by the courts.
s4 : declaration of incompatibility
s10 : if there is a declaration of incompatibility, this section contains a fast-track procedure to amend the act.
s19 : when introducing a bill to parliament, minister must state bill is compatible with ECHR.

Question 2

European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

Answer 2

Art. 2 : Right to life
Art. 3 : Torture, inhuman or degrading treatment
Art. 4 : Slavery (slavery, servitude, forced labour)
Art. 5 : Liberty and security
Art. 6 : Fair trial
Art. 7 : Retrospective claims (except war crimes)
Art. 8 : Private and family life
Art. 9 : Thought, conscience and religion
Art. 10 : Freedom of expression
Art. 11 : Freedom of peaceful assembly and association
Art. 12 : Right to marry
Art. 13 : Right to effective remedy
Art. 14 : Protection from discrimination
Art. 1-First Protocol : Protection of property
Art. 2-First Protocol : Right to education
Art. 3-First Protocol : Right to free elections
Art. 1-Protocol 13 : Abolition of the death penalty