HUMAN RIGHTS ACT

The Role and Relevance of the Human Rights Act 1998



The Role and Relevance of the Human Rights Act 1998

Introduction

The paper discusses about the concept of Human Rights Act in a holistic context. The paper also focuses on the human rights act in comparison to the Saudi Arabian human rights as well as mentions some of the other acts that re closely related with the rights of the human. The paper then attempts to mention the equality act of the year 2010 and also explains the direct and indirect discrimination act of the year 2010. In an overall concept, the paper presents the importance of human rights to the government as well as discusses the role and relevance of the Human Rights Act 1998.

Discussion

It is necessary to understand that in United Kingdom the courts usually do not make any decisions regarding child custody. When a petition for divorce is filed, then, the person filing the petition also has to simultaneously file Statement of Arrangement for Children (Thomson, 1990, pp. 15 - 26). It solely depends upon the respondent's discrepancy whether to sign this form or not. This form gives the court some fundamental knowledge about the children of the party, for instance, the name, school name, date of births and so on. Hence, it is not a form of any contract between the father and the mother (Wilson, Richard & Mitchell, 2003, pp. 32 - 36).

This is wrong and considered a practice that is not accepted worldwide. This is happening a lot, people societies, even organizations are deviating from their purpose. They are not fighting for the evil but thinking of the fact that their action will have an adverse impact on their loved ones and hence are avoiding it. This approach should be stopped. I strongly recommend societies should remember their role, every individual should remember the basic belief and role and even organization and communities should also adhere by the right practice which means that fighting for the evil even if it affects your loved ones.

Human Rights Act of 1998

The Human Right Act of 1988 is a parliamentarian action of the United Kingdom which was formally approved by the monarch authority in November, 1998 coming into effect from October, 2000 (Thomson, 1990, pp. 15 - 26). It helps the citizen in carrying out their basic human rights, the rights which not only have an impact on the issues of life or death, but also the everyday rights of an individual, as in the rights of having a fair trial, the rights of belief and so on. If, in case, a breach of any of these rights arises, people do not need to the European Court of Human Rights. The rights in this act limit to ascertain that they are not causing any damage to the rights of other people. Nevertheless, limits on certain rights are inapplicable. It is the duty of every citizen to respect the rights of other people; similarly, it is also necessary for them ...