Rights in Context 1.4 Flashcards
1
Q
what are some of our rights
A
- fair and equal treatment under law
- expression
- conscience / worship
- suffrage
- associate to a trade union
- movement
1
Q
what is the ‘Magna Carta’
A
1215
-foundation of rights
-talking out against the king john
-original rights (bit outdated)
2
Q
European convention of human rights
A
1950
- after violations of WW2
- in Strasbourg
- people could go and talk about how their country infringed their rights
3
Q
Human Rights Act
A
1998
- right to life
- prohibition to torture
- freedom from arbitrary arrest
- rights to privacy
- LONGER GO TO STRASBOURG
4
Q
Equality Act
A
2010
- outlaw discrimination
- 1970 equal pay act
- 1975 sex discrimination act ect.
