Rights and civil liberties issue 1: Sovereignty of the UK vs. protection of rights
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- Sovereignty of the UK vs. protection of rights
- How well are rights protected in the UK?
- Legislations such as Human Rights Act, Equality Act, Freedom of Information Act ensure rights are enforceable
- Strong common law tradition
- UK is subject to ECHR
- Independent judiciary - principal of equal rights is clearly established
- How far rights aren't protected
- Common law can be vague/disputed and set aside by parliamentary statutes
- Parliament remains sovereign so it can ignore ECHR or even repeal the Human Rights Act
- There's increasing pressure on government to infringe on rights in the interests of national security (due to terrorism)
- How well are rights protected in the UK?
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