1. Critically analyse the following paragraphFirstly, British judges were given the power and obligation to interpret every...
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1. Critically analyse the following paragraph"Firstly, British judges were given the power and obligation to interpret every law enacted by Parliament in a manner that made it consistent with the Convention, even if by so doing they needed to stretch and alter the meaning of legislation. In effect, the judges obtained the last say in lawmaking. Secondly, if the judges considered that a law could not be made consistent with the Convention even by stretching and altering its meaning, the 1998 Act allowed them to issue a declaration of incompatibility. This then obliged Parliament to reconsider and change the law to make it consistent with the Convention".
2. Do you agree with the argument in the paragraph? Make three points in your answer and provide authority to support your position (this could be from your textbook, case law that you have read, blogposts etc.)2. What criticisms have been leveled against the Human Rights Act1998?
3. What changes to the Human Rights Act have been proposed in the Bill of Rights Bill and what measures will remain the same? Write down three impacts the changes will have either on the UK'sconstitution generally or specifically on human rights protection?
4. Will the Bill of Rights Bill address the criticisms of the HumanRights Act?
Smith and Roberson Business Law
ISBN: 978-0538473637
15th Edition
Authors: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts