Human Rights and Statutory Responsibility

Question 1

What Article is “The Right to Life” in?

Answer 1

Article 2

Question 2

Which is Article 3 of the ECHR?

Answer 2

The prohibition of torture

Question 3

What article is “the right to liberty and security”?

Answer 3

Article 5

Question 4

What is Article 14?

Answer 4

The prohibition of discrimination

Question 5

What are the three types of human rights?

Answer 5

1. Absolute
2. Limited
3. Qualified

Question 6

What type of right is “the right to life”

Answer 6

An absolute right

Question 7

What is a qualified right?

Answer 7

A basic human right where in certain circumstances, they can be overturned by the government or a public body, where that right infringes on the rights of another person or group of people

Question 8

What type of right is “the right to life” ?

Answer 8

An absolute right

Question 9

For a government or public body to interfere with someone’s qualified rights, what three things must they have?

Answer 9

1. A legal basis
2. A legitimate aim
3. Proportionate action

Question 10

The mnemonic PLANE stands for?

Answer 10

Proportionality, Legal, Accountable, Necessary and Ethical

Question 11

Police powers can be grouped into three categories, what are they?

Answer 11

1. Powers to investigate crime
2. Powers to prevent crime
3. Powers to dispose of criminal cases