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Does the Human Right Act 1998 constitute a higher form of law in the UK?
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Does the Human Right Act 1998 constitute a higher form of law in the UK? Introduction: The question here is asking, whether if this Act was enforced, will it represent a written form of a constitution and how will this affect the UK legal system. To answer this question we must look at the following points: 1. Does the UK have a constitution or written constitution? 2. The weight or power an Act holds? 3. The Parliament powers to repeal and change Acts. 4. What does the Human Right Act 1998 represent and why it is being introduced? Does the UK have a constitution or a written constitution? The word constitution means: "Those laws, institutions, and customs which combine to create a system of government to which the community regulated by those laws accede." From Osborn Concise Law Dictionary, it furthers states that: "The UK does not have a written constitution, but has a body of rules, which regulate the...
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