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| Name: | Human Rights Act, 1998 (c. 42). |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s): | Human rights |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1998-11-09 |
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| ISN: | GBR-1998-L-57666 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=57666&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Constitutions of the Countries of the World, 2009-06, Gisbert H. Flans (Ed.), Oceana Publications, New York, ISBN: 978-0-139-00467-0, pp. 81-112 Act on-line  The UK Statute Law Database (consulted on 2009-11-05) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Deals with various aspects of human rights. Sections 3-5 make provision for interpretation of legislation, declaration of incompatibility, and right of the Crown to intervene. Sections 6-9 deal with acts of public authorities, proceedings, judicial remedies and judicial acts. Subsequent sections provide for remedial action, rights and proceedings, derogations and reservations, appointment of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights, and parliamentary procedure. |
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