Vertical effect refers to, in
English law, the way in which the
Human Rights Act impacts on the relationship between individual citizens and the state. The Human Rights Act states that the Act applies to public bodies meaning that any citizens satisfying the test for standing can fight a case based upon a breach of a Convention right.
In recent times there has been some debate as to whether the Human Rights Act can also have
horizontal effect In law, horizontal effect refers to the ability of legal requirements meant to apply only to public bodies to affect private rights. It arises where a court dealing with a legal dispute between purely private entities interprets a legal provision to ...
as well.
External links
www.yourrights.org.uk
Human rights in the United Kingdom
Law of the United Kingdom
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