ABSTRACT
The focal point of the Act is the so called ‘Convention rights’. These are defined in s 1 of the Act as meaning the rights set out in Arts 2-12 and 14 of the Convention, the rights provided for in the first protocol and the abolition of the death penalty contained in the sixth protocol. There is also provision for new rights to be added if further protocols to the Convention are ratified by the UK in the future.
