Derogation in United Kingdom

Definition of Derogation

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Derogation :

Lessening or restriction of the authority, strength, or power of a law, right, or obligatio Specifically:

1. (in the European Convention on Human Rights) A provision that enables a signatory state to avoid the obligations of some but not all of the substantive provisions of the rest of the Conventio This procedure is provided by Article 15 of the Convention and is available in time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the natio Although Article 15 is not brought into domestic law by the *Human Rights Act 1998, the Act exempts public authorities from compliance from any articles (or parts of articles) where a derogation is in place.

2. (in EU law) An exemption clause that permits a member state of the EU to avoid a certain directive or regulatio Sometimes member states are allowed a longer than normal time to implement an EU directive.