of a constitutional court on similar lines to the Supreme Court in the United States of America. As yet it is too early to predict how the courts will use their new powers, although Helen Fenwick's second article demonstrates how the courts can use their new powers to develop the common law. The introduction of the HRA 1998 has major implications for the operation of the criminal justice system and these will be considered in Chapters 7 and

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of a constitutional court on similar lines to the Supreme Court in the United States of America. As yet it is too early to predict how the courts will use their new powers, although Helen Fenwick's second article demonstrates how the courts can use their new powers to develop the common law. The introduction of the HRA 1998 has major implications for the operation of the criminal justice system and these will be considered in Chapters 7 and

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ABSTRACT

The Convention Rights 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) Articles 1 and 2 of the Sixth Protocol, as read with Articles 16 to 18 of

the Convention.