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unusual facts about Human Rights Act 1998


David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke

The bill was intended to repeal the European Communities Act 1972, repeal the Human Rights Act 1998, reduce the powers of the House of Commons and government, reduce MPs' pay and give more power to local authorities.


M'Naghten rules

::(c) Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights, imported into English law by the Human Rights Act 1998, provides that a person of unsound mind may be detained only where proper account of objective medical expertise has been taken.

Specialist Firearms Officer

The usage of firearms by the police is covered by statute (such as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and Human Rights Act 1998), policy (such as the Home Office Code of Practice on Police use of Firearms and Less Lethal Weapons and the ACPO Manual of Guidance on Police Use of Firearms) and common law.


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