protecting rights &freedom

• Development of Key Human Rights Legislation:

  Human rights protections developed after World War II to prevent injustice and promote freedoms worldwide. Several key laws and treaties have shaped human rights in the UK:

  1. UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948)

  • Created by the United Nations (UN) to prevent future atrocities like the Holocaust.
  • Established 30 universal human rights (see Page 14).
• • 2.ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights, 1953)
  • Provides human rights protections for UK citizens.
  • Ratified by the Council of Europe.
  • Led to the creation of the European Court of Human Rights.
  • 3.UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1990)
  • Recognizes that children (under 18) are more vulnerable and need specific protections.
  • Covers education, family life, law, and order.
• 4.HRA (Human Rights Act, 1998)

  • UK law that ratified the ECHR into national law.
  • Allows UK citizens to raise human rights concerns in UK courts instead of going to the European Court of Human Rights.
• The Future of UK Rights:

  There has been political debate about the Human Rights Act (HRA):

  • David Cameron & Theresa May criticized the HRA, claiming it gives too many protections to criminals, including terrorists.
  • Proposals have been made for a British Bill of Rights to replace it, which would be tailored to UK society.
• Which Act ratified the European Convention on Human Rights into UK Law? (1 mark)

  A.Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948

  B. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990

  C. Human Rights Act 1998 ✅

  D. Equality Act 2010