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This 6 page paper considers whether or not there would be any harm suffered in terms of freedoms and liberties in the UK Human Rights Act 1998 were repealed. The paper considers the way that the Human Rights Act has been implemented and areas where changes have been seen and the situation without the HRA. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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protecting liabilities for people in the UK and was the codification of the European Convention on Human Rights into UK statue law. With the absence of a Bill of Rights,
it was generally seen as a positive move, even if it was not idea (Donald et al, 2008). However, a number of reviews, including a review by the Equality
and Human Rights Commission in 2008 and the 2006 DCAs review both indicate the impact of the Human Rights Act (HRA) has not been as greast as expected. With David
Cameron known to call for the repeal of this act (Hope and Gammell, 2007), can it be argued that the civil liberties of the UK citizens will not be harmed
if the act is abandoned. To assess this the way that he HRA has been implemented and the liabilities as well as constraints that are seen with its use to
determine the potential impact, if any, of its repeal. There is little doubt that the HRA has had some impacts in the way liberties and freedoms are protected. Looking
at some of the positive benefit the right to privacy in Article 8 was the first time that this right was enshrined in law. Article 8 may be seen as
balanced with Article 29 which is the right of expression. Article 8 states that "Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his
correspondence" (HRA, 2000). This was used in Douglas, Zeta Jones and Northern & Shell plc (OK! Magazine) v Hello! Limited (December 21 2000) (2001) 2 WLR 992: (2001) 2 All
ER 289 : (2001) 1 FLR 982 : (2001) UKHRR 223, in seeking an injunction to prevent pictures being published by Hello! Magazine, it was the right of expression that
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