Historical protection of rights

Magna Carta 1215 – restricted the King’s The Putney Debates 1647 – discussed powers, supported habeas corpus, and universal male suffrage and rights for introduced petitioning the poor SAMPLE

Habeas Corpus Act 1679 – strengthened the English – prohibited right to a fair trial cruel and unusual punishment, and provided a foundation for the rule of law

Human Rights in the UK UN protection of rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights International Convention on Elimination 1948 – adopted by the UN following the of all forms of Racial Discrimination 1965 – atrocities of WW2 the first UN human rights treaty, ratified by the UK in 1969 SAMPLE

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Universal Periodic Review 2006 – all UN 1989 – children need special protection member states will have their human rights of their rights records scrutinised

Human Rights in the UK UK human rights laws

Race Relations Act 1965 – laid the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 – banned foundations for future, more effective discrimination against women in employment, legislation in the education and provision of goods and services SAMPLE

Disability Discrimination Act 1995 – covered – combined 110 pieces of discrimination in employment, education, rights legislation into one Act transport, and premises

Human Rights in the UK Human Rights Act 1998

Enshrined the European Convention on All UK laws – old and new – must be Human Rights into UK law ‘compatible’ with the HRA SAMPLE

All public sector authorities must protect Rights include the right to life, to freedom human rights of expression, and to family

Human Rights in the UK Declarations of Incompatibility

Blood and Tarbuck v Secretary of State Bellinger v Bellinger 2003 – the outcome for Health 2003 – the outcome allowed a allowed a gender-reassigned person to deceased father’s name to appear on birth retain their marital status certificates SAMPLE

Smith v Scott 2007 – the court ruled that R v Secretary of State for Justice 2013 – the convicted prisoners had the right to vote, court ruled that disclosure of convictions but the government has not yet changed contravened the right to private life the law

Human Rights in the UK British Bill of Rights

2010 Conservative election pledge but Plan reinstated following 2015 Conservative abandoned under Coalition government election victory SAMPLE

Would prevent European Court on Human Delayed in 2016 due to complex proposals to Rights from imposing decisions on the UK make the UK Supreme Court a constitutional court

Human Rights in the UK