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The British Const provides effective protection for the rights of the UK citizens

Understanding of the British const
Main legislations/conventions (HRA, ECHR) and institutions (ECHR)
Additional knowledge: cases brought under the HRA; ability of courts to issue declarations of incompatibility
Understanding of other relevant mechanisms to citizens' rights - judicial impartiality and independence, lack of separation of powers, parl sov - and any recent developments
Material from the USA

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Created by: Ella RR
Created on: 28-05-14 18:34

The British Const provides effective protection for the rights of the UK citizens

Advantages

developments like HRA (previously the ECHR) which now offer some protection, as well as clarification, of basic rights
Concepts of judicial independence and parl sov
Parl is the ultimate determinant of citizens' rights within the UK

Disadvantages

Because the const is unwritten/uncodified etc it cannot protect rights
There is not a fundamental body of entrenched rights
There are arguments that the const should be codified, which will help ensure rights to citizens

Evaluation

'Effective' is a discriminator. USA, which offer constitutional guarantees of rights

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