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Constitution of the United Kingdom 1297, as amended to 2024
Protection from Violence
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No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 3 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Protection from Violence
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1. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
… (Art. 4 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Protection from Violence
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1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person.
… (Art. 5 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
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The United Kingdom does not have a codified constitution, its constitutional order exists of multiple Acts of Parliament, court judgments and conventions. For the purposes of this database, the following texts are take into account:
- Magna Carta 1297, as amended to 1969
- Bill of Rights 1688, as amended to 2015
- Act of Settlement 1701, as amended to 2015
- Union with Scotland Act 1706, as amended to 1993
- Life Peerages Act 1958, as amended to 2009
- Senior Courts Act 1981, as amended to 2023
- British Nationality Act 1981, as amended to 2023
- Representation of the People Act 1983, as amended to 2024
- Human Rights Act 1998, as amended to 2024
- Northern Ireland Act 1998, as amended to 2024
- Scotland Act 1998, as amended to 2024
- Civil Contingencies Act 2004, as amended to 2023
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Hereinafter ECHR.
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According to Sec. 1: (1) “In this Act “the Convention rights” means the rights and fundamental freedoms set out in—(a) Articles 2 to 12 and 14 of the Convention,(b) Articles 1 to 3 of the First Protocol, and(c) Article 1 of the Thirteenth Protocol as read with Articles 16 to 18 of the Convention.(2) Those Articles are to have effect for the purposes of this Act subject to any designated derogation or reservation (as to which see sections 14 and 15) (3) The Articles are set out in Schedule 1. …”
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Also refer to Act of Settlement 1701.
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According to Sec. 1: (1) “In this Act “the Convention rights” means the rights and fundamental freedoms set out in—(a) Articles 2 to 12 and 14 of the Convention,(b) Articles 1 to 3 of the First Protocol, and(c) Article 1 of the Thirteenth Protocol as read with Articles 16 to 18 of the Convention.(2) Those Articles are to have effect for the purposes of this Act subject to any designated derogation or reservation (as to which see sections 14 and 15). (3) The Articles are set out in Schedule 1. …”