Constitutional reform Flashcards
How is the Magna Carta (1215) in the UK constitution?
- Guaranteed the right to a swift and quick trial
- placed limitations on taxation
- offered protection from arbitrary imprisonment
how is the bill of rights (1689) important in the UK’s constitution?
- placed limitations of the monarch
- improved the status of parliament
- prohibited unusual or cruel punishment
how is the acts of settlement (1701) important in the UK’s constitution?
- barred Roman Catholics or those married to Roman Catholics from taking the throne
- assumed the throne to the house of haverons
- influenced the acts of union (1707)
what is the acts of union 1707
the kingdoms of Scotland and England formed to create Great Britain, governed from Westminster
what are the Parliament acts of 1911 and 1949
- removed the power of the house of lords decision on money bills for a maximum of 2 years
- reduced the power of the house of lords decisions on non-money bills to a time limit of a year
what is the European communities act 1972?
the UK officially joined the European economic community
It also imposed the treaty of Rome in the UK which means that European law is superior to domestic laws.
what was the human rights act 1998?
The 1998 Human Rights Act (HRA) is an Act of Parliament that aimed to incorporate into UK law the rights contained in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). It received Royal Assent in November 1998, and mostly came into force in October 2000. The Act creates a remedy for a breach of the ECHR available in the UK courts, without the need to go to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
The Human Rights Act protects a person’s human rights. It means someone can defend their rights in the UK courts and be treated equally and with dignity, respect and fairness.
what was the equality act 2010
Equality Act, 2010: The Equality Act __2010 __legally protected people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society, replacing previous anti-discrimination laws (e.g. sex discrimination, race relations) with a single Act, making the law easier to understand and strengthening protection in some situations.
