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Covid-19 and human rights in the UK

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How is illegally obtained evidence a challenge for human rights?

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On 9 November 2018, twenty years will have passed since the enactment of the Human Rights Act, which has incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into UK domestic law. But this anniversary will be marked by continued uncertainty about the future operation...

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