... of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), however it was the view of the union as a whole that each member incorporate the convention into domestic law. This has been implemented in all member states except Ireland and Norway. In the UK the convention was introduced into domestic law through the 1998 Human Rights Act. This Act mirrored the convention exactly and offered the population of Britain greater and more efficient access to human rights. The fear of terrorism is an active emotion of British people. The nation's fear of anything is often best seen through legislation, the fear of terrorism being no exception. After a great deal of violence in Ireland the then Labour government rushed through the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1974 it allowed greater police powers especially to stop and search people,including innocent irish people. It was under this Prevention of Terrorism Act that in ...

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