Indirect Horizontal Effect
It has been argued that the Human Rights Act 1998 has not created rights which can be directly relied on between private parties (Direct Horizontal Effect) but has instead created a right, to privacy for example, by requiring courts to have regard to Convention rights through s. 6 of the 1998 Act. Some commentators therefore argue that the Act is horizontally effective. Baroness Hale in Campbell v MGN stated "The 1998 Act does not create any new cause of action between private persons. But if there is a relevant cause of action applicable, the court as a public authority must act compatibly with both parties' Convention rights.”
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