Critically discuss the domestic effect of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950 as introduced by the Human Rights Act 1998.

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Essay Question

Critically discuss the domestic effect of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950 as introduced by the Human Rights Act 1998.

Follow the guideline below:

Important Cases

● Al-Skeini v UK 2011

● Handyside v UK (1976) 1 EHRR 737, [48]

● Marper v UK (2009) 48 EHRR 50, [102]

● Norwood v UK, no 23131/03 (2004)

Note: Norwood v UK and Handyside v UK all these use the democratic values of the convention are identified and confirmed in those cases

Key Texts

Public Law

● Book by Mark Elliott; Robert Thomas 2020 Essential

The changing constitution

● Book edited by Jeffrey L. Jowell; Colm O’Cinneide 2019 Essential

Note

Chapter 3: Colm OʼCinneide ‘Human Rights and the UK Constitutionʼ

Human Rights Law Directions

● Book by Howard Davis Sep 28, 2016 Essential

European Convention on Human Rights

● Book by D. J. Harris; M. O’Boyle; Ed Bates; Carla Buckley 2018

Recommend

-The key principles, they are identified in Article three of the statuette of the council of Europe.

*Please have a look to the parent document (the statuette of the council of Europe)

-The European court of human rights is there to support the court sick attitude

-The key aspect of the court is the jurisdiction of the European court.

-Territorial jurisdiction (is very important aspect).

-The domestic effect of the convention (in 1998 the UK adopted Human Rights act).

-The question of parliamentary sovereignty is how domesticating the European convention in the form of Human Rights Act, rather it is has effected parliamentary sovereignty, it hasn’t because the court can make only judicial assessment, rather it is compatible or not.

-The Idea is that parliament intention was to make laws compatibly with the convention.

-You can see that on new legal order has been created by Human Rights Act 1998.

-There is a good chapter on human rights in India in Public law book by Mark Elliott; Robert Thomas 2020

Also, consider the attached documents please

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