Horizontal Effect and the Constitutional Constraint
(2011)
Journal Article
Williams, A., & Phillipson, G. (2011). Horizontal Effect and the Constitutional Constraint. Modern Law Review, 74(6), 878-910. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2230.2011.00876.x
This article offers a new interpretation – the ‘constitutional constraint’ model – of the duty the Human Rights Act imposes on the courts to give horizontal effect to European Convention rights through the common law. The model requires courts to dev... Read More about Horizontal Effect and the Constitutional Constraint.