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Legal Terms - Convention right
Any right mentioned in the *Human Rights Act 1998 that is safeguarded by the *European Convention on Human Rights. An issue in a lawsuit pertaining to a right under the Convention is considered "engaged" when it comes up. The Human Rights Act is applicable throughout the United Kingdom, but it also protects Convention rights in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales through laws enacted in 1998 that established the devolved authorities in those nations. The Northern Ireland Act, Scotland Act, and Government of Wales Act have clauses that guarantee any action taken by these authorities that infringes upon any right under the Convention is illegal. Compared to the Human Rights Act, this protection is broader since it gives the courts the authority to reject laws or regulations created by the devolved entities.
Any right mentioned in the *Human Rights Act 1998 that is safeguarded by the *European Convention on Human Rights. An issue in a lawsuit pertaining to a right under the Convention is considered "engaged" when it comes up. The Human Rights Act is applicable throughout the United Kingdom, but it also protects Convention rights in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales through laws enacted in 1998 that established the devolved authorities in those nations. The Northern Ireland Act, Scotland Act, and Government of Wales Act have clauses that guarantee any action taken by these authorities that infringes upon any right under the Convention is illegal. Compared to the Human Rights Act, this protection is broader since it gives the courts the authority to reject laws or regulations created by the devolved entities.
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