What you should know about human rights and the UK constitution?

Human Rights Act 1998 was passed in the UK to incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights in English law.
Section 6 of the Human Rights Act states that it is unlawful for a public authority to act in a way that is incompatible with the Convention.
Section 3 of the Act states that where possible, primary legislation and subordinate legislation must be read and given effect in a way which is compatible with the ECHR.
Under section 4, a declaration of incompatibility can be issued if a statutory provision is incompatible with a Convention right.
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