The European Convention on Human Rights
The provisions of the Human Rights Act
Enforcing human rights in the UK prior to the Human Rights Act
Courts’ interpretation of section
Does section 2 limit our courts?
Impact of domestic courts’ consideration of human rights compatibility on the margin of appreciation
How domestic courts apply the margin of appreciation
Informal judicial dialogue: discussions between judges
Formal Judicial dialogue: judgments
4 The separation of powers: sections 3 and 4 Human Rights Act
Constitutional context for the introduction of the Human Rights Act
Section 3 Human Rights Act–statutory interpretation
The new interpretative obligation
Has section 3 undermined the separation of powers?
When a Human Rights Act compatible interpretation is not possible
Section 4 Human Rights Act–declarations of incompatibility
Respecting Parliamentary sovereignty
5 The right to an effective remedy: Article 13 ECHR
The right to an effective remedy as a core part of the principle of subsidiarity
What does Article 13 ECHR require of a State’s domestic legal system?
6 Extra-territorial effect of the Human Rights Act
Territorial jurisdiction under the HRA
Territorial jurisdiction under the ECHR
Inter-relationship between IHRAR and IRAL
Government consultation on Judicial Review Reform
8 Derogating from the ECHR: Designated Derogation Orders and Remedies
The legal framework for derogating from the ECHR
HRA Framework for derogating from the ECHR
9 Parliamentary scrutiny of remedial Orders
10 The nations of the UK and the devolution statues
11 Enforcing and embedding rights
Enforcing rights through the courts
The Human Rights role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
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