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This paper begins with an outline of the basic human rights provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and then presents an outline of the United Kingdom's Constitution and how it is supposed to safeguard against infringements of basic human rights. The paper follows this with an analysis of the ECHR's impact on UK jurisprudence and a discussion of some of the positive effects of the ECHR.

Outline
Basic Human Rights Provisions of ECHR
The Problem of an Unwritten Constitution
The First Test of the ECHR
Limited Impact over Time
Neo-conservative Behaviour Regarding Justice
Some Positive Effects of the ECHR
Some European Findings in U.K. cases
Freedom of Speech as a Human Right
E-expression Law in the U.K. and the ECHR

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"That is the element of the United Kingdom's response to the ECHR that is easy to assess. Everything that happens thereafter is more difficult and, in fact, can probably only be glimpsed in bits and pieces through both case law and national and international actions that have some human rights components. The reason for this is that the U.K. Constitution, unlike most others, is unwritten. Rather, the sovereignty of the Westminster Parliament is absolute: a later Act of Parliament always overrides former legislation if there is direct conflict between them. Therefore, U.K. safeguards against infringements upon human rights are not contained in any basic law, but "can be found in specific Westminster statutes and judge-made common law". Domestic law and international law are maintained in relatively close relationship by a principle of judicial interpretation that holds that international law forms part of the law of the land."

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