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The Human Rights Act 1998 comes into
force on 2nd October 2000. It has been
part of Scottish law since devolution.
The legislation has been brought about
by the European Convention on Human
Rights, which aims to protect rights to
life and liberty.
This has an impact on everyone when it
comes down to matters of privacy and
freedom of expression. It is important
to realise that the new legislation is
still in its early days and so the full
impact cannot be assessed until it has
been tested in court.
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The Interactive
Law Group