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 Bill of Rights 1689 – 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 Race Relations Act 1976 education and provision of goods and services SAMPLE Disability Discrimination Act 1995 – covered Equality Act 2010 – 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.