Human Rights Act 1998

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The Human Rights Act 1998 sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that everyone in the UK is entitled to. It incorporates the rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into domestic British law.

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Use instead of

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Human Rights Act 1998

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