safeguarding issue. In this case an exception may have to be made in order to protect children. The UN convention of the rights of a child 1989 says that every child has: The right to be heard( this includes considering children’s views) The right to be treated fairly The right to be healthy(this includes having clean water nutritious food and medical care) The right to be educated The right to a childhood( which includes being protected from harm) The school must therefore endure that their
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Contempt is generally defined as an act of disobedience to an order of a court‚ or an act of disrespect of a court. A client’s failure to comply with a restraining order‚ a visitation order or an injunction in any kind of action may result in a finding of contempt of court‚ no matter the intention. The court has the power to punish neglection‚ violation of duty‚ or any other misconduct. Also a non-payment of a sum of money‚ ordered by the court to be paid can lead to contempt of court. Another
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liberties are rights that are provided to individuals under the laws of the country however‚ this differs depending on the state. Many contemporary constitutions around the world have adopted the ’Bill of Rights’ whereby the rights of citizens are protected from the government. The UK on the other hand signed the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) in 1951. Although‚ this was not incorporated into our laws until October 2000 because it was argued that common laws already provided such rights. The ECHR
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liberties are basic rights and freedoms granted to citizens of a country through national common or statute law. They include freedom of speech‚ freedom of movement‚ freedom from arbitrary arrest‚ freedom of assembly‚ freedom of association and freedom of religious worship. Such rights and freedoms form the basis of a democratic society and are often denied to those living in a dictatorship. Civil liberties are distinct from human rights in that the latter are universal rights and freedoms to which
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Criminal Law Formative Essay The Government intends to table the Clothing Degrading to Women (Prohibition) Bill 2011 in Parliament‚ following the example of other European Countries. The title of the Bill indicates that inter alia‚ the Government’s main intention is to promote gender equality across all cultural and religious groups in then UK. This memo discusses the legal feasibility of this Bill. Principle of Minimal Criminalisation This principle states that conduct should be criminalised only
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to protect the rights and freedoms of the citizens against the state or other organisations. It is the aim of this essay to expose the effective points which include: The 2009 Foundation of the Supreme Court; Human Rights Act; and Judicial rule over the government. On the other side of why it is not effective I plan to counter my previous points as well exposing different examples and explain how Parliament is sovereign. My first point is on the ECHR (European Court of Human Rights)‚ which is an
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Concept of Public Authority under HRA 1998 It is unlawful under the section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 for a public authority to act in a manner which is inconsistent with the European Convention on Human Rights.1 This means that the public authorities must also act in compliance with the Convention Rights. Thus‚ if a body which is a public body acts in a manner which is not in compliance with the Convention rights then its action can be challenged in the court. The question then arises that what
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‘I think that the day will come when it will be more widely recognised that Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 was an unfortunately retrogressive decision in English administrative law‚ insofar as it suggested that there are degrees of unreasonableness and that only a very extreme degree can bring an administrative decision within the legitimate scope of judicial invalidation. The depth of judicial review and the deference due to administrative discretion
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starting point of any balancing enquiry where constitutional rights are concerned must be that the public interest in ensuring that innocent people are not convicted... Hence the presumption of innocence‚ which serves not only to protect a particular individual on trial‚ but to maintain public confidence in the enduring integrity and security of the legal system’. The presumption of innocence is supported by the European Convention of Human Rights; Article 6(2) states that ‘anyone charged with a criminal
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Safeguarding and protecting of vulnerable adults – Unit 514 1.1 Safeguarding means to ‘safeguard’ an individual‚ to promote and prompt the safety of a vulnerable child or adult. Ensuring you have appropriate measures in place to maximise the safeguarding of others. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility that comes into contact with a vulnerable person and it is their responsibility to raise an alert immediately should anything be ‘out of the ordinary’ Protection is a central part of
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