Open AccessParliamentary Scrutiny of Legislation under the Human Rights Act 1998
Author(s) -
Anthony Lester
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
victoria university of wellington law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-3082
pISSN - 1171-042X
DOI - 10.26686/vuwlr.v33i1.5853
Subject(s) - scrutiny , legislation , human rights , scope (computer science) , political science , legislature , law , government (linguistics) , project commissioning , public administration , publishing , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , programming language
The enactment of the Human Rights Act 1998 in the United Kingdom has widely affected many aspects of the operation of Government, including the traditional separation of judiciary, legislature, and executive. This paper examines the scope and process adopted for the scrutiny of legislation within the framework of the Human Rights Act 1998. The particular focus canvasses the first year's operation of the Joint Committee on Human Rights and its role as watchdog.