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Human Rights Act 1998: Create BMA section.
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* Article 8: Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.
* Article 8: Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.


The case of A v. United Kingdom (1998) involved the beating of a child with a garden cane. The court ruled:
The case of ''A v. United Kingdom'' (1998) involved the beating of a child with a garden cane. The court ruled:
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  States required to take measures designed to ensure individuals not ill-treated in breach of Article 3 by other private individuals – children entitled to protection, through effective deterrence, against such treatment.<ref>{{REFdocument
  States required to take measures designed to ensure individuals not ill-treated in breach of Article 3 by other private individuals – children entitled to protection, through effective deterrence, against such treatment.<ref>{{REFdocument