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Argue for and against the incorporation of the Human Right Act into British law
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Politics essay Argue for and against the incorporation of the Human Right Act into British law. The Human Rights Act came in force in 2000 and has been successful in UK. This is because after a year Michael Beloff QC pointed out in The Times that 15% of the cases brought in the high court with Human Rights Act implication had been successful. The Act has the effect of in cooperating the European convention on Human Rights into British law. The home secretary Jack Straw said "these are the new rights for the new millennium. The Human Rights Act is the most important peace of constitutional legislation the UK has ever seen". A citizen is a member of state who expects the state to protect them but also has duties towards it. Being a good citizen means contributing to society and follows the law. Jack Straw described this as "Rights flow from...
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