rights Flashcards
what is habeus corpus
can only be detained by a lawful authority
what is common law
law made by judicial precedent under stare decisis
what does AV dicey say the rule of law is amde of
gov should be limited by existing law
everyone is equal under the law
law must be administered by an independant judiciary
what did the representation of the people act 1928 establish
the vote for all women
what did the equality act 2010 do
create 9 protected characteristics ie age pregnancy sexuality that recieved protections in the law
how does representative democracy create a rights based culture
mps will be removed in elections if they dont hold up rights
what is snoopers charter 2016
mandate internet providers must keep customer infromation for 12 months and this info can be accessed under warrant
abu hamza case study
hamza a cleric who incited religious hatred,he appealed his extradition to the us arguing he would have unfair treatment and evidenc against him was obtained from torture. however the echr ruled he wouldnt face unfair treatment in the us
what campaigns ahs liberty been successful in
belmarsh case, campaigned on behalf of miners in the miners strikes
launched legal challenge against snoopers charter and had parts removed by sc as they were incompatible
key amnesty international campaigns
campaigned against uk arming saudi arabia
protecting the hra
led calls for the inquiry into grenfell tower
howard league for penal reform
campaigned for the creation of the national probation service
how does the pcs act impact rights
police could place more limits on protest and given more stop and search powers at protests even if they had done nothing wrong
how does the ekections act 2022 imoact right
need photo id which some dont have which may limit people right to vote
example of common law being overriden by statute
coronavirus act was noddded throught parlaiment and put limits on lots of common law rights such as freedom of movement
