nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220713-233748-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220713s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220713-233748-0 doi eng 342 23 Volou, Aristi Author aut When National Laws and Human Rights Standards Are at Odds - The British draft Bill of Rights and the Case of Positive Obligations Volou, Aristi Verfassungsblog 2022-07-13 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The UK Government’s agenda to erode human rights and to disentangle the UK from its European partners has now been fully materialised. Soon after Brexit, the UK Government announced its intention to replace the Human Rights Act, which incorporates the rights set out in the ECHR into domestic law, with a British Bill of Rights. The replacement draft Bill of Rights is now being considered by Parliament. Although the draft Bill confirms that the catalogue of rights remains the same, it introduces many significant changes. The draft Bill will water down, not strengthen, human rights protection in the UK. CC BY-SA 4.0 Bill of Rights Human Rights Act positive obligations United Kingdom Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/at-odds/ raw object