Human Rights Law overview quiz - WJEC A-Level Law quiz

It abolishes the European Convention on Human Rights in the UK

It brings most Convention rights into domestic law for UK courts

It allows UK courts to strike down any Act of Parliament

It applies only to private individuals, not public authorities

Repeal the incompatible Act of Parliament immediately

Order Parliament to change the law within a fixed period

Make a declaration of incompatibility, leaving the Act in force

Award unlimited damages against the government

Section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998

Section 2 of the Human Rights Act 1998

Article 15 of the European Convention

Section 3 of the Public Order Act 1986

Article 8, the right to respect for private and family life

Article 5, the right to liberty and security

Article 10, the right to freedom of expression

Article 3, the prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment

It can never be interfered with in any circumstances at all

It allows detention only on the specific grounds listed in the article

It can be restricted whenever it is convenient for the police

It applies only to people who have already been convicted

An absolute right never to be detained before a trial

A right to compensation for any unsuccessful prosecution

A guarantee that no appeal can ever be brought

The presumption of innocence and minimum defence rights

The right to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time

The right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association

Respect for private and family life, home and correspondence

The right to liberty and security of the person

Prescribed by law, a legitimate aim, and necessary in a democratic society

Reasonable, proportionate, and approved by a jury of twelve

Authorised by the monarch, published, and time-limited

Cheap, quick, and agreed by both political parties

That the interference is as severe as possible to deter others

That the state always defers to the individual's wishes

That every restriction is approved by the European Court first

That the interference goes no further than necessary to achieve the aim

The compensation paid for an unlawful deprivation of liberty

The time limit for bringing a human rights claim to court

The latitude the European Court gives national authorities

The list of rights from which no derogation is permitted

The Human Rights Act 1998

The Public Order Act 1986

The Criminal Justice Act 1988

The Bill of Rights 1689

Whenever the government finds a right politically inconvenient

In time of war or public emergency threatening the nation's life

Only with the unanimous consent of all Council of Europe states

At any time, including from the prohibition of torture

Article 3, the prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment

Article 8, the right to respect for private and family life

Article 10, the right to freedom of expression

Article 11, the right to freedom of assembly

That kettling protesters was always a deprivation of liberty

That the Human Rights Act could be used to strike down statutes

That indefinite detention of foreign suspects was incompatible with Article 5

That Article 8 always outweighs freedom of the press

Parliamentary supremacy, so a declaration of incompatibility does not change the law

The complete inability of courts to consider Convention rights

A rule that public authorities are never bound by human rights

The absence of any way for a victim to bring proceedings