How does the UK Constitution aim to protect rights in the UK? Flashcards
(14 cards)
what were the arguments made for ID cards in the UK?
- good for people without passport
- national security (terrorism)
what were the arguments made against ID cards in the UK?
- give police higher power (stop and search)
- creates a police state
what did the coalition government do in 2010 to resolve the issue?
scrapped it
what is the significance of the Human Rights Act (1998)
- it took everything from the European Human Rights and brought it into UK law
- It gives legal protection
examples of rights
- right to life
- right to a fair trial
- right to freedom of expression
how does the Coronavirus Act 2020 fit with the HRA (1998)
- allows government to cause a lockdown without asking parliament
- these power affected some human rights e.g. freedom of movement, freedom of assembly, and right to education
what was the issue in the Ashers v Lee (2018) case
clash of rights:
- freedom to religion
and
- freedom to sexual orientation
what was the outcome in the Ashers v Lee (2018) case
Asher’s bakery win - supreme court ruled the couple wasn’t discriminating against the man but didn’t like the message
what was the issue in the HMCI v The Interim Executive Board of Al-Hijrah School (2017) case
students were segregated based on gender
what was the outcome in the HMCI v The Interim Executive Board of Al-Hijrah School (2017) case
the court of appeal found the school to be discriminating against the students
what was the issue in the Hirst v UK (2003) case
prisoners not having the right to vote
what was the outcome in the Hirst v UK (2003) case
allowed a select few prisoners the right to vote (low security prisoners)
what was the issue of the A and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2004) case
Labour policy of indefinite detention of foreign terror suspects without charge
what was the outcome of the A and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2004) case
released suspects and placed them under control orders (electronic tagging and limits on who they can meet)
