THE Human Rights Act will be scrapped in favour of a British Bill of Rights, Justice Secretary Liz Truss has said.
It had been suggested that the Human Rights Act would remain following the EU referendum.
But Ms Truss rejected the suggestion and pointed out that the Conservative Party had pledged a British Bill of Rights.
She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We are committed to that. It is a manifesto pledge. We are looking very closely at the details but we have a manifesto pledge to deliver that."
Prime Minister Theresa May has previously signalled strong support for a British bill but critics have warned the change could affect human rights law.
Sinn Féin has said that scrapping the Human Rights Act risks breaching the Good Friday Agreement.
MEP Martina Anderson said last month that legal advice has suggested a repeal of the act could have repercussions for the peace process.
"The legal advice confirmed that 'A repeal of the Human Rights Act risks not only breaching the Good Friday Agreement in a technical sense, but infringing its spirit and leading to a loss of faith in the British government's commitment to the peace process'," she said.
