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Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes memorandum on Human Rights Act
To mark the 20 year anniversary of the Royal Assent to the Human Rights Act, the Committee has published a memorandum setting out the key points from evidence it received on the impact of the Act, including evidence on:
- the effectiveness of the Act in enabling people to secure their rights in the British courts, rather than having to go to Strasbourg
- the trend in European Court of Human Rights judgments against the UK
- the effect of UK judgements on ECtHR jurisprudence
- the relationship between the courts and Parliament
- the practical effects of s6 of the Act, which makes it unlawful for public bodies to act in a way which is incompatible with Convention rights.