📓 Chapter 5: The UK Government, the Law and Your Role
When was the Human Rights Act passed?
Correct answer: 1998
A 1988
✓ 1998
C 2005
D 2010
💡 Explanation
The Human Rights Act was passed in 1998.
Key facts to remember
- Human Rights Act 1998 — incorporates European Convention on Human Rights
- Rights: life, freedom from torture, fair trial, expression, religion
- Equality Act 2010 — protects from discrimination on 9 grounds
Why this is the answer
From the official Life in the UK study material — 5.4.8 Human rights and equality law:
The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law. It protects rights such as the right to life, freedom from torture, the right to a fair trial, freedom of expression, and freedom of religion. The Equality Act 2010 protects people from discrimination based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation.
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