Thread: Human Rights Act to be retained
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Old 20-05-2010, 14:13   #66
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Re: Human Rights Act to be retained
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Originally Posted by RizzyKing View Post
I don't think there are many people who would want a complete repealing of the HRA but a rewrite and some common sense brought into it would be very welcome. Right now this piece of legislation is responsible for some truly stupid rulings and waste of both public money and court time. Sorry but any legislation that can be used by criminals to profit for themselves after commiting a crime needs binning and rewriting but then maybe i am just being too intolerent and right wing .
What parts would you re-write?

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
whats wrong with the press printing articles about criminals using the HRA to their benifit or illegal immigrants claiming that being deported is a breach of the same ,don't you think we have a right to know ?
Because more often than not the stories are lies or exaggerations of the truth. Most of the stories' headlines are reporting that the human rights act is responsible for many decisions in a court, when they are simply not. It is not until later that we find that it is another piece of legislation, most likely contractual law and nothing to do with human rights. Or indeed, no story at all because applications fail at the first stage.
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