British Bill of Rights
Replacing the Human Rights Act 1998 with a “British Bill of Rights” The aim of this proposal is to lessen the influence of judges at the European Court of Human Rights and to increase that of British judges and of Parliament. It sets out to achieve these ends without interfering with Britain’s current treaty commitments...
Human Rights in UK
The Human Rights Act 1998 The passing of the Human Rights Act in 1998 has had far reaching ramifications for the British political system. It has put considerable power into the hands of judges and has affected the sovereignty of Parliament,which is the cornerstone of our democracy. Whether theAct has improved human rights in the...
Classification of Child Protection Concerns
In a broad sense interpretations of Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child apply. On a more specific level conditions and circumstances described by section 47 of the Children Act 1989 will be decisive. If in doubt, pages 2 and 3 of “What to do if you’re worried a...
