JON STONE
THE INDEPENDENT - Monday 11 May 2015
The Conservatives' manifesto says the party
wants to scrap the Human Rights Act. David Cameron has appointed Michael
Gove, the former education secretary, to be Justice Secretary; this
means he'll be responsible for the policy. The Human Rights Act is a piece of law, introduced in 1998, that
guarantees human rights in Britain. It was introduced as one of the
first major reforms of the last Labour government. In practice,
the Act has two main effects. Firstly, it incorporates the rights of the
European Convention on Human Rights into domestic British law. What
this means is that if someone has a complaint under human rights law
they do not have to go to European courts but can get justice from
British courts. Secondly, it requires all public bodies – not just
the central government, but institutions like the police, NHS, and
local councils – to abide by these human rights.
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