The Bill of Rights - Rights Removal Bill Detailed Analysis

This briefing provides more detailed discussion of key impacts and areas of particular concern within the ‘Bill of Rights’ bill (BORB).

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the Government’s plans to fully repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) and replace it with a new ‘Bill of Rights’ bill (BORB).

The BORB would be a hugely regressive step for the protection of human rights in the UK. Amnesty International urges all MPs to oppose the Bill of Rights Bill in its entirety. It is a deeply flawed piece of legislation.

This briefing provides more detailed discussion of key impacts and areas of particular concern within the BORB: 

• The Interpretation of Convention Rights (Clause 3)
• Repeal of Section 3 HRA Combined with Clauses 12 and 40 BORB
• Positive Obligations (Clause 5)
• Rights of Prisoners (Clause 6)
• Proportionality Assessment (Clause 7)
• Clause 8 & 20: Deportation Powers (Clauses 8 and 20)
• New Stricter Permission Test (Clause 15)
• Breaches of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (B/GFA)
• Implications for devolution
• Immunity for Overseas Military Operations (Clause 14)
• Limitation to damages payments (Clause 18)
• Interim measures from the European Court of Human Rights (Clause 24)