1998 Human Rights Act Quiz 4.0 / 5 based on 4 ratings ? Government & PoliticsGlobal issuesASAll boards Created by: Anna KillickCreated on: 15-04-12 14:01 The 1998 HRA is significant because For the first time in British history our rights have been written down in one document 1 of 6 Three examples of rights in the HRA are To life, to not be discriminated against, to freedom of assembly 2 of 6 Since 1998 good examples of the government being forced to change laws because they breach HRA are Terrorist suspects had to be released from indefinite imprisonment without trial 3 of 6 Before 2005 Constitutional Reform Act the highest court of the land consisted of top judges sitting in a room of the House of Lords 4 of 6 Blair's 2005 Constitutional Reform Act removed the top judges from the Lords because he thought the judicial branch should be more independenet from the legislative and executive branches 5 of 6 Some criticised the 2005 Constitutional Reform Act for removing top lawyers from debates on new legislation 6 of 6
F852 Government and Politics - Constitutional Changes under New Labour and Proposals of the Coalition Government 1.0 / 5 based on 1 rating
Comments
Report