Human rights

Question 1

what is the HRA and when was it written?

Answer 1

-the human rights act was passed in 1998 and came into force in 2000
-the HRA made the ECHR apart of the UK’s Law, before the HRA was introduced people had to go to Strasbourg, France if they felt their human rights had been violated.

Question 1

What is the ECHR? and when was it created?

Answer 1

European convention of human rights was created in 1950 but came into force in 1953. It was created by 15 members of state council of Europe and was the first set of laws supporting people’s human rights. Any person who feels their human rights had been violated could go to the

Question 2

what is the UDHR and when was it written?

Answer 2

universal declaration of human rights, written in 1948. Written by the UN but none of the content inside the UDHR was a law across the 193 countries as UN doesn’t have the power to make this a law.

Question 3

what is the Magna Carter and when was it written?

Answer 3

the magna carter was the first rule of law written 1215 to limit the Kings power from taking advantage of the people.