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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Add-on — Government & Law

What did the Human Rights Act 1998 achieve?

A) It gave Parliament the power to override the European Court of Human Rights
B) It created the first written constitution for the United Kingdom
C) It incorporated the rights enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights directly into UK domestic law
D) It abolished the right to jury trial in civil cases

Correct answer: It incorporated the rights enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights directly into UK domestic law

By passing the Human Rights Act 1998, Parliament directly incorporated the rights enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic UK law.

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By passing the Human Rights Act 1998, Parliament directly incorporated the rights enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic UK law.

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