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NOR-1999-L-53741
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Title_of_text
Act (No. 30 of 1999) to strengthen the position of human rights in Norwegian law (Human Rights Act).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Norway
Subjects (Classification)
Human rights
Adopted on (Date of text)
1999-05-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Lov om styrking av menneskerettighetenes stilling i norsk rett (Menneskerettsloven)
Abstract/Citation
Contains six sections whereby the following international human rights instruments are given force of national law to the extent that they are considered as binding on Norway: the European Council's Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, its Protocol of November 1950, its Protocols Nos. 4 (securing certain other rights and freedoms), 6 (abolition of death penalty), and 7 (furthering certain human rights and freedoms); the United Nations' International Covenants on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and on Civil and Political Rights, and the two optional Protocols to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Contains the English and Norwegian versions of these instruments as annexes. Unofficial translation available in English.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1999-05-21
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Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2005-06-10 (NOR-2005-L-70904)
Act (No. 49 of 2005) to amend the Human Rights Act (incorporation of Protocols Nos. 13 and 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights).
Amending text(s)
2009-06-19 (NOR-2009-L-88422)
Act (No. 80 of 2009) to amend the Human Rights Act (No. 30 of 1999) etc. (incorporation of Discrimination against Women Convention).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2013-06-21 (NOR-2013-L-97445)
Act (No. 59 of 2013) on Gender Equality (Gender Equality Act).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Unofficial English translation
Publisher
Lovdata
Country
Norway
URL
http://www.ub.uio.no/ujur/ulovdata/lov-19990521-030-eng.pdf
File
NOR53741 ENG.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Norsk Lovtidend, Part I
Date
1999-06-18
Volume
Vol. 10
Number
No. 30
Page range
pp. 1119-1226
ISBN
0333-0753