Human Rights Act 1998

Public General Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Human Rights Act 1998

Summary

Human Rights Act 1998 is a Public General Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Human Rights Act 1998 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's instance of is recorded as Public General Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom[4].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's legislated by is recorded as Parliament of the United Kingdom[6].
  • Human Rights Act 1998 was published on 1998[7].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's main subject is human rights in the United Kingdom[8].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents[9].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's legal citation of this text is recorded as 1998 c. 42[11].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'An Act to give further effect to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights; to make provision with respect to holders of certain judicial offices who become judges of the European Court of Human Rights; and for connected purposes.'}[12].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Human Rights Act 1998'}[13].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's parliamentary term is recorded as 1st session of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom[14].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[15].
  • Human Rights Act 1998's date of promulgation is recorded as November 9, 1998[16].

Why It Matters

Human Rights Act 1998 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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  7. [9] . legislation.gov.uk. wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Human Rights Act 1998. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Human Rights Act 1998. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Human Rights Act 1998. wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . Human Rights Act 1998. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject human rights in the United Kingdom
    Language of work or name English
    Publication date
    Applies to jurisdiction United Kingdom
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