The Human Rights Act must be reformed to stop it subverting the will of Parliament, Lord Howard said. The former home ...

The Human Rights Act undermines Britain’s parliamentary democracy and common law tradition by placing the protection of human ...

The Human Rights Act has curtailed the traditional ... Britain became subject to the Act in 1998 a year after Tony Blair took power as Labour Prime Minister. In his manifesto campaign Blair ...

The Human Rights Act brings home fundamental, universal rights we all have as human beings, and allows us to challenge authorities if they violate them. If you’re lucky you won’t ever need to use it ...

and the Human Rights Act 1998 guided my work as a social worker. I was educated and trained to help children and families, keeping them safe while respecting their individual dignity and ...

In the UK our human rights are protected by the Human Rights Act 1998. This sets out laws about the freedoms we have, the support and protection we are entitled to, and the fair treatment we ...

Former Court of Appeal judge Sir Peter Gross has been appointed to lead an independent review of the Human Rights Act. The government wants to examine whether the 1998 act - which allows UK ...