Question: What has been the influence, if any, of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the development of English tort law?
Answer: The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) gave further legal effect in the UK to the fundamental rights and freedoms contained in the European Convention on Human Rights. It has since proved hugely influential in the development and practice of many areas of law in the UK. Certainly it has and will continue to profoundly influence the development of English tort law....(short extract)
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- Subject: Law
- Course: Tort Law
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 70%
- Words: 2195
- Date submitted: January 18, 2010
- Date written: November, 2009
- References: No
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 2466
