Human Rights Act Section 19: Statements of Compatibility
Channel: Lindsay Stirton
Date: 2021-12-05

What are 'statements of compatibility' made under Section 19 of the Human Rights Act 1988? What do they do, and what would happen if a Minister in charge of legislation declined to make a statement of compatibility? Lecture by Lindsay Stirton, Professor of Public Law at the University of Sussex.

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0:00 - Introduction
0:44 - Statements of compatibility distinguished from declarations of incompatibility
1:37 - Example of a statement of compatibility: the Nationality and Borders Bill
3:19 - A look at Section 19 of the Human Rights Act 1998
4:22 - The purpose of Section 19
7:43 - Communications Act 2003: an example of a Section 19 (1) (b) alternative statement
9:37 - Effects of a Section 19 (1) (b) alternative statement
10:00 - Political effects of a Section 19 (1) (b) statement
11:30 - Legal effects of a Section 19 (1) (a) statement of compatibility
15:35 - Section 19 (1) (b) alternative statements may have indirect legal effects
17:30 - Illustration: R (Animal Defenders International) v Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport [2008] UKHL 15
21:15 - Review and conclusions

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