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Chapter 17 Multiple-choice questions
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The European Convention on Human Rights 1950 is a European Union treaty setting out a code of guaranteed rights.
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The Human Rights Act 1998 is said to have 'brought rights home'. This means that:
claimants can no longer take their case to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
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almost all Convention rights became domestic rights which can be directly enforced in UK courts.
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the UK no longer has legal obligations under the ECHR.
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The following sections of the Human Rights Act 1998 make it clear that legislation that is not compatible with Convention rights remains valid and in force: Please select all that apply.
Section 2(1)
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Section 3(2)(b)
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Section 4(6)
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Section 3(2)(c)
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The UK courts will not hear public interest claims by interest groups under the Human Rights Act.
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The Human Rights Act empowers the courts to ensure compliance with Convention rights by:
reviewing whether legislation is human rights-compliant.
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striking down incompatible legislation.
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reviewing whether legislation is human rights-compliant and determining whether a public authority has acted incompatibly with an individual's rights.
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determining whether a public authority has acted incompatibly with an individual's rights
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Section 3 of the Human Rights Act is significant because: Please select all that apply.
it requires judges to interpret statutes to be compatible with Convention rights so far as possible.
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it enables the courts to interpret the words of a statute however they see fit.
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it does not allow judges to read words into a statute.
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it provides a new approach to statutory interpretation.
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Which statements below are correct? A declaration of incompatibility under section 4 Human Rights Act: Please select all that apply.
is a statement by the court that the statute is not compatible with a Convention right.
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means that the court is questioning the validity of the Act.
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forces Parliament to amend or repeal the statute.
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cannot be granted unless the court has first carried out the interpreting duty under section 3
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Under section 6 Human Rights Act, it is unlawful for public authorities to act incompatibly with Convention rights, unless they are obeying an Act of Parliament.
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Which statement below is inaccurate?
Core public authorities have a governmental nature.
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Functional public authorities exercise both public and private functions.
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Identifying a core public authority is based on the nature of the body.
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Once a functional public authority exercises a public function, all of its functions are governed by the Human Rights Act.
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States may temporarily suspend their obligations to secure certain Convention rights in a national emergency.
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