Le Human Rights Act : une révolution constitutionnelle ?

Tony Blair’s government finally incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law in 1998. The Human Rights Act demonstrates a desire to give stronger legal protection to certain rights, as in other European countries. However, the new Act is not as clear cut as constitutionally...

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Main Author: Lorenzo Zucca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2002-02-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/702
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spelling doaj-b54ebaa465d2467ca10d259bc48f52682020-11-24T23:50:59ZengCentre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation BritanniqueRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique0248-90152429-43732002-02-01113516410.4000/rfcb.702Le Human Rights Act : une révolution constitutionnelle ?Lorenzo ZuccaTony Blair’s government finally incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law in 1998. The Human Rights Act demonstrates a desire to give stronger legal protection to certain rights, as in other European countries. However, the new Act is not as clear cut as constitutionally entrenched European Bills of Rights, and this is likely to limit its scope.http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/702
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title Le Human Rights Act : une révolution constitutionnelle ?
title_short Le Human Rights Act : une révolution constitutionnelle ?
title_full Le Human Rights Act : une révolution constitutionnelle ?
title_fullStr Le Human Rights Act : une révolution constitutionnelle ?
title_full_unstemmed Le Human Rights Act : une révolution constitutionnelle ?
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description Tony Blair’s government finally incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law in 1998. The Human Rights Act demonstrates a desire to give stronger legal protection to certain rights, as in other European countries. However, the new Act is not as clear cut as constitutionally entrenched European Bills of Rights, and this is likely to limit its scope.
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