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The Human Rights Act: Everything You Need To Know Before It's Scrapped
A Scaremongering Tactic or a Cause to be Concerned?
By: Jack Smithson |@neonnettle on 14th May 2015 @ 2.21pm submit to reddit Share on facebook Share on tumblr Share on email More Sharing Services
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the human rights act 1998 hra is a straightforward statute that works by allowing individuals in the uk to enforce their rights in local courts© Press
The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) is a straightforward statute, that works by allowing individuals in the UK to enforce their rights in local courts
The Conservative manifesto included plans for what is becoming one of the most controversial in recent times: the abolition of the 1998 Human Rights Act in favour of a new ‘British Bill of Rights’. This is to exempt the Government from executing unfavourable rulings from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. David Cameron has made this part of his 100 day policy offensive and plans for the measure to be included in the Queens Speech later this month.So what does this potentially mean for our country? Well the Human Rights Act was one of the last major reforms of the Labour Government. What the Act meant was that the Human Rights declarations that were set down after the outcome of the Second World War, ones that became the pillars of decency, would be implemented into every country who voluntarily agreed to do so. The Human Rights Act was the UK’s way of doing this.
michael gove the justice secretary is the man behind this campaign © Press
Michael Gove, the Justice Secretary, is the man behind this campaign.
The reason the Tories want to introduce the British Bill of Rights in favour of the Human Rights Act is to tailor it more towards British needs and traditions. Examples of this include what some critics have labelled as perverse judgements such as the ruling against allowing radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to be deported to face charges and the blanket ban on UK prisoners being eligible to vote being deemed as unlawful.Yet the Human Rights Act is there to defend and protect the vulnerable and our liberty. It also required public bodies such as the Police and the NHS to abide by these rules as well. If that was taken away then the results could be catastrophic.However, if the Tories were to succeed in this then it could hold massive ramifications for the country. For example if the courts were not allowed to overrule the decisions made by the ECHR in Strasbourg it could lead to Britain leaving that membership. Every single European country apart from Belarus is a member of that council, this is separate to the European Union, and for Britain to abscond it would seriously damage the countries reputation. How would our say on other countries dealings over human rights hold any weight?
the logo of the council of europe could we leave this membership © Press
The logo of the Council of Europe. Could we leave this membership?
The Guardians Keir Starmer also points out that Michael Gove, who is the new Justice Secretary, will face two fundamental problems to push this through. He states that,First, the HRA only obliges our courts to “take into account” judgments of the European court; they are not bound by them. Second, it is not the HRA that obliges the UK to respond to the judgments of the European court. It is Article 46(1) of the ECHR itself.Leaving the Council of Europe could be the only choice then, one which doesn’t particularly scream progress. It could divide the nation if it goes through; therefore why go through with it all? At the end of the day Human Rights is an immensely complicated subject and one that perhaps does need a reform in ways in how we deal with deportation of extremists. But it needs to be done with a vote including all the nations in the Council of Europe, by taking the matter in our own hands we run the risk of becoming divided.If you want to stop this legislation from going through there is a petition you can sign here.
The Human Rights Act: Everything You Need To Know Before It's Scrapped
A Scaremongering Tactic or a Cause to be Concerned?
By: Jack Smithson |@neonnettle on 14th May 2015 @ 2.21pm submit to reddit Share on facebook Share on tumblr Share on email More Sharing Services
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the human rights act 1998 hra is a straightforward statute that works by allowing individuals in the uk to enforce their rights in local courts© Press
The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) is a straightforward statute, that works by allowing individuals in the UK to enforce their rights in local courts
The Conservative manifesto included plans for what is becoming one of the most controversial in recent times: the abolition of the 1998 Human Rights Act in favour of a new ‘British Bill of Rights’. This is to exempt the Government from executing unfavourable rulings from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. David Cameron has made this part of his 100 day policy offensive and plans for the measure to be included in the Queens Speech later this month.So what does this potentially mean for our country? Well the Human Rights Act was one of the last major reforms of the Labour Government. What the Act meant was that the Human Rights declarations that were set down after the outcome of the Second World War, ones that became the pillars of decency, would be implemented into every country who voluntarily agreed to do so. The Human Rights Act was the UK’s way of doing this.
michael gove the justice secretary is the man behind this campaign © Press
Michael Gove, the Justice Secretary, is the man behind this campaign.
The reason the Tories want to introduce the British Bill of Rights in favour of the Human Rights Act is to tailor it more towards British needs and traditions. Examples of this include what some critics have labelled as perverse judgements such as the ruling against allowing radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to be deported to face charges and the blanket ban on UK prisoners being eligible to vote being deemed as unlawful.Yet the Human Rights Act is there to defend and protect the vulnerable and our liberty. It also required public bodies such as the Police and the NHS to abide by these rules as well. If that was taken away then the results could be catastrophic.However, if the Tories were to succeed in this then it could hold massive ramifications for the country. For example if the courts were not allowed to overrule the decisions made by the ECHR in Strasbourg it could lead to Britain leaving that membership. Every single European country apart from Belarus is a member of that council, this is separate to the European Union, and for Britain to abscond it would seriously damage the countries reputation. How would our say on other countries dealings over human rights hold any weight?
the logo of the council of europe could we leave this membership © Press
The logo of the Council of Europe. Could we leave this membership?
The Guardians Keir Starmer also points out that Michael Gove, who is the new Justice Secretary, will face two fundamental problems to push this through. He states that,First, the HRA only obliges our courts to “take into account” judgments of the European court; they are not bound by them. Second, it is not the HRA that obliges the UK to respond to the judgments of the European court. It is Article 46(1) of the ECHR itself.Leaving the Council of Europe could be the only choice then, one which doesn’t particularly scream progress. It could divide the nation if it goes through; therefore why go through with it all? At the end of the day Human Rights is an immensely complicated subject and one that perhaps does need a reform in ways in how we deal with deportation of extremists. But it needs to be done with a vote including all the nations in the Council of Europe, by taking the matter in our own hands we run the risk of becoming divided.If you want to stop this legislation from going through there is a petition you can sign here.
