Convention rights definition
Examples of Convention rights in a sentence
The Contractor shall, and shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that its employees or agents and/or sub-contractors shall, at all times, act in a way which is compatible with the Convention rights within the meaning of Section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998.
The Contractor shall, and shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that its employees or agents and/or sub-contractors shall, at all times, act in a way which is compatible with the Convention rights with the meaning of Section 1 of the Human Rights ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇.
Having regard to the previous paragraphs of this report, it is not considered that there is any infringement of the relevant Convention rights.
The representation of a child by his/her parent is consistent with Article 5 CRC which requires states to respect the right and responsibility of parents to provide direction and guidance to the child in the exercise of his/her Convention rights in accordance with the evolving capacities of the child.
With reference to Articles 6 and 13 of the Convention, rights to the exploration and exploitation of natural resources shall be regarded as immovable property situated in the Contracting State to whose seabed - and subsoil thereof - these rights apply.
Writing shortly after the passage of the HRA 1998, Michael Freeman argued that the incorporation of the ECHR into domestic law ‘should force us into a critical examination of all aspects of our medical law’.3 He correctly predicted, inter alia, that the criminal law prohibition on suicide assistance would be challenged for incompatibility with the Convention rights.
The European Convention on Human Rights has been interpreted to confer positive obligations on public authorities to take reasonable action within their powers (which would include information sharing) to safeguard the Convention rights of children.
This means that in making a ruling on a case, a Judge or Magistrate has to ensure that any legislation that is relevant to the case is read and given effect in a way which is compatible with the Convention rights.
The principle of 'proportionality' is a common theme running through both the Convention rights and judgements of the European Court.
However, at this early stage it was proposed that a statement would only be made when a provision in a bill was, or appeared to be, inconsistent with Convention rights.