Legislation

A section-by-section guide to the ECHR.

A section-by-section guide to the Human Rights Act.

Find out how a Bill becomes law with our plain-language explainer of the process across different parts of the UK.

Read our explainer on the principle of universality and how human rights apply to everyone.

Read our plain-language guide to bringing a legal case including by judicial review. Please be aware BIHR cannot support on individual cases.

Find out more about judicial review, how it works and why it is important for human rights.

Find out where the Magna Carta comes from, what it does and which clauses are still law today.

What is the European Convention on Human Rights? What does it mean for the UK? Find out about the ECHR and how it protects all our human rights in our plain-language and Easy Read explainers.

Find out why the European Convention on Human Rights is described as a "living instrument" and what the margin of appreciation means for individual countries.

Read our explainer on the principle of proportionality and how it helps to ensure human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.

Our plain-language explainer highlights some of the key differences between the Council of Europe and the European Union from the perspective of rights protections.

Read our explainer on key principles of the UK's legal and political system and how they connect to the Human Rights Act.

Read our explainer on the UK's Human Rights Act and its relationship to the ECHR including why we need both and how they apply in devolved nations.

Read our explainer on what constitutes a public body for the purposes of the Human Rights Act - and what it might cover more organisations than you think.

We look at the different people and bodies that have duties and how you might see them referred to in laws, legal cases and guidance.

Our one-minute video gives a brief overview of the requirement for public bodies to take active steps to respect, protect and fulfil human rights for everyone in the UK.

Read about interim measures from the European Court of Human Rights and how they apply in the UK.

Read about the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act and our human rights concerns.

Read about what the Elections Act 2022 does, what it means for human rights in the UK and steps you can take to access your right to vote.

An explainer on the human rights pledges in the 2024 general election party manifestos. 

Read about the Mental Health Bill and what it means for human rights in the UK in our plain-language and Easy Read explainers.

With an increased number of services that were once delivered by traditional public bodies now being contracted out to private organisations, this page looks at who has a legal duty to protect human rights and how to better protect human rights in practice.