The European Convention on Human Rights Flashcards
1
Q
When did the UK grant the right to its citizens to take a case to Strasbourg?
A
1966.
2
Q
What did the UK granting the right to its citizens to take a case to Strasbourg mean?
A
UK citizens were able to challange the laws of the state at a European level.
3
Q
Why did Parliament pass the Human Rights Act 1998?
A
To deal with the fact that a breach of ECHR rights could not be argued directly before a UK court.
4
Q
What did Parliament passing the Human Rights Act 1998 allow?
A
- UK citizens could claim remedies for breach of human rights in UK courts.
- UK court could declare that a piece of UK legislation was incompatible with a Convention right.
- UK courts could also interpret legislation to be compatible with Convention rights.
5
Q
How many Articles does the ECHR contain?
A
14.
6
Q
What do the ECHR articles set out?
A
Different individual rights that are mainly civil and political in nature.
