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Weight 1.04 kg
Dimensions 11.57 × 3.54 × 16.30 cm
ISBN 9780905099774
Pub Date 1999
Pages 883
Description The Human Rights Act 1998 imposes radical changes on UK law and practice: all statutes have to be reinterpreted to read in human rights, all public authorities (including the courts) have to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights - there is a new right of action against those who fail to do so - and breach of a Convention right is a defence in criminal and civil proceedings. The Act incorporates into UK law not only the Convention itself, but also the extensive case-law of the European Court and Commission of Human Rights.
Category Adult Non-Fiction
Publisher Legal Action Group