1998 Human Rights Act

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1. Why did Blair introduce the 1998 HRA?

  • He wanted to make GB look more modern and European
  • All of the above
  • Wanted to make friends with Lib Dems in case he had not won overall majority of seats
  • The previous Tory governments had undermined common law rights such as to demonstrate
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2. The 1998 HRA is significant because

  • We have a fully British Human Rights Act
  • For the first time in British history our rights have been written down in one document
  • Courts can now strike out acts of Parliament

3. Three examples of rights in the HRA are

  • To life, to shelter, to clean drinking water
  • To life, to not be discriminated against, to freedom of assembly
  • To die, to shelter, to clean drinking water

4. The HRA was based on the European Convention of Human Rights

  • True
  • False

5. It was introduced by incorporating it softly rather than hardly

  • True
  • False
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Not bad :) well done, and thank youu **

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