The Bill of Rights - Rights Removal Bill Detailed Analysis
Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the Government’s plans to fully repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) and replace it with a new ‘Bill of Rights’ bill (BORB).
The BORB would be a hugely regressive step for the protection of human rights in the UK. Amnesty International urges all MPs to oppose the Bill of Rights Bill in its entirety. It is a deeply flawed piece of legislation.
This briefing provides more detailed discussion of key impacts and areas of particular concern within the BORB:
- The Interpretation of Convention Rights (Clause 3)
- Repeal of Section 3 HRA Combined with Clauses 12 and 40 BORB
- Positive Obligations (Clause 5)
- Rights of Prisoners (Clause 6)
- Proportionality Assessment (Clause 7)
- Clause 8 & 20: Deportation Powers (Clauses 8 and 20)
- New Stricter Permission Test (Clause 15)
- Breaches of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (B/GFA)
- Implications for devolution
- Immunity for Overseas Military Operations (Clause 14)
- Limitation to damages payments (Clause 18)
- Interim measures from the European Court of Human Rights (Clause 24)