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'indeed, the UKs tradition of human rights leadership abroad, as demonstrated by the introduction of our Magnitsky global human rights sanctions regime. Equally, our system must strike the proper balance of rights and responsibilities, individual liberty and the public interest, rigorous judicial interpretation,  and respect for the authority of elected law-makes. In this consultation, we assess how the Human Rights Act has operated in practice, and how it can be revised and improved ' 
'We make far-reaching proposals for reform, with a particular focus on those quintessentially UK rights, such as freedom of speech and the right to trial by jury. We examine problematic areas, including the challenges in deporting foreign national offenders.' 
'restore common sense to the application of human rights in the UK' 'But we will reverse the mission creep that has meant human rights law being used for more and more purposes, and often with little regard for the rights of wider society' 'prevent the incremental expansion of rights without proper democratic oversight;' 
'retain all the substantive rights currently protected under the Convention and the Human Rights Act 1998. Some rights, such as the right to freedom of expression (paragraph 204 onwards), will be strengthened and others, such as the right to trial by jury, added, reflecting the UKs specific history and traditions (paragraph 202 onwards); ' 
'taking into account our common law traditions and judicial practice amongst other common law nations, not merely the case law of the Strasbourg Court' ' balancing them with the interests of our society as a whole ' 
'ensure that spurious cases do not undermine public confidence in human rights' 
'Restrain the ability of the UK courts to use human rights law to impose positive obligations onto our public authorities without proper democratic oversight 
''safeguard the vital protection for the right to life' 'We want to protect our armed forces from human rights claims for actions taking place overseas,'