The Entrenched Nature of the Human Rights Act 1998

Question 1

What is entrenchment?

Answer 1

A procedure which would make an Act of Parliament difficult to repeal or amend in the future.

Question 2

What would be one way to entrench?

Answer 2

To include a provision that would require a majority of voted in the House of Commons before repeal or amendment could take place.

Question 3

What is the supreme law-making body in the UK?

Answer 3

Parliament.

Question 4

What could Parliament do in the future in regards to the Human Rights Act 1998?

Answer 4

Repeal or ammend it.

Question 5

What does the Human Rights Act not contain?

Answer 5

Provision to stop or limit the powers of a successor Parliament from repealing or ammending the Human Rights Act 1998.

Question 6

Why is it unlikely that a successor Parliament would repeal or ammend the Human Rights Act 1998?

Answer 6

It would suggest that the UK does not respect human rights.