Summary
The row over the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal's ruling that the killer of headmaster Philip Lawrence could not be deported has raised familiar questions about the Human Rights Act.
When it became part of British law in 1998, the Act was supposed to herald a new era of protection for the rights of the individual against the power of the state.See the full content of this document
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Act Interpretations Brought Into Question ; Analysis
But it has since been involved in controversial cases featuring terrorist suspects, asylum seekers, prisoners addicted to drugs and convicts on the run, with critics arguing i...
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