Human Rights Act 1998
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Human Rights Act 1998 — Infobox UK Legislation short title= Human Rights Act 1998 parliament=United Kingdom Parliament long title=An Act to give further effect to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights; to make provision with… … Wikipedia
Human Rights Act (1998) — Der Human Rights Act 1998 ist ein Gesetz des Vereinigten Königreichs Großbritannien und Nordirland, das 1998 beschlossen wurde und am 1. Oktober 2000 in Kraft trat. Es legt fest, dass alle Menschenrechte, die in der Europäischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Human Rights Act — A Human Rights Act is a piece of legislation that sets out individual rights and freedoms under law. Many countries have similar rights enshrined into law; the countries with this naming convention tend to be Commonwealth countries. For specific… … Wikipedia
Human Rights Act — (1998) The Human Rights Act became operative from October 2000. It provides the first written statement of people’s rights and obligations by enshrining most – but not all – of the European Convention on Human Rights into British law. It… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
Horizontal effect (Human Rights Act) — This article refers to the British Human Rights Act. Horizontal effect should not be confused with Direct effect and indirect effect which are terms concerning the European Union or indeed vertical direct effect and horizontal direct effect which … Wikipedia
European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 — The European Convention of Human Rights Act 2003 is an act of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) which incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into Irish law. The Act is an example of an interpretive incorporation of the Convention… … Wikipedia
human rights — n. The basic rights to which all humans are generally considered to be entitled, which can include life, liberty, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, due process, equal rights, and dignity. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… … Law dictionary
Human rights in the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom has a long and established tradition of avowed respect for its subjects human rights. At the same time, the UK, like many nations, has also had a history of both de jure and de facto racial and ethnic religious discrimination,… … Wikipedia
human rights — a legal framework adopted and promoted by the United Nations after World War II in an attempt to prevent state sponsored violence against individuals. In the UK the Human Rights Act 1998 enacts the provisions of the 1950 European Convention on… … The new mediacal dictionary
Human rights defender — Free as a man. Winning logo for Human Rights Human rights defender is a term used to describe people who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect human rights. Human rights defenders (HRDs) are those men and women who act… … Wikipedia
