Right in Context- Paper 1

Question 1

civil liberties/ rights

Answer 1

-rights and freedoms protected by the gov

LIBERTY:
-freedom of speech
RIGHT:
-right to life

Question 2

Rights ARE well protected in the UK

Answer 2

-ECHR
-independent judiciary
-rights based culture

Question 3

Rights AREN’T well protected in the UK

Answer 3

-parliamentary sovereignty
-gov can ignore the judiciary
-subjective

Question 4

Development of UK rights

Answer 4

MAGNA CARTA:
-1215
-limits power of monarch
-right to fair trial

HUMAN RIGHTS ACT:
-1998
- enforced by courts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT:
-2000
-citizens can view information held by public authorities

THE EQUALITY ACT 2010
-discrimination outlawed on grounds of age, gender, sexuality

Question 5

LIBERTY (civil liberty group)

Answer 5

-challenge gov measures that restrict UK freedoms
METHODS:
-research and investigations
SUCCESSES:
-2017, found a loophole allowing employers to not provide equal spousal provisions to same sex couples
FAILURES:
-attempts to ban facial recognition technology