This areaâhealth and welfare standardsâis the only one of the three we are discussing that lacks a consistent pattern as to who sets the standards at issue. Under the Clean Air Act and RCRA, the federal government sets these standards. Under the Clean Water Act, however, states set water quality standards.Though the federal government must review and approve the standards, the scope of that review is probably more limited than in many other areas.undamentally, then, Congress has decided that all the regulatory requirements of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and RCRA amount to national responsibilities that should be pursued whether or not the states agree with them.
This is why both the police and prison services have been reviewing their practices to identify those which may not be compatible with the European Convention. In the case of the police, each force has designated a human rights champion - a senior officer-who has been responsible for supervising an audit of functions.awyers believe that Article 2, the right to life, will be the basis for a number of significant challenges. This will not only affect situations where the police take a life-for example by use of firearms-but also deaths in custody, where it may be argued that officers have failed to preserve a life.
8917_human rights 24/7/06 9:28 pm Page 12Review of the Implementation of the Human Rights Act I Impact on development of substantive law Human Rights Act: general points Arguments based on the HRA have been raised across the whole range of civil and criminal litigation.mpact on development of substantive law â Decisions of the UK courts under the Human Rights Act have had no signiï¬cant impact ââ Human Rights. â on criminal law, or on the Governmentâs ability to ï¬ght crime. The Human Rights Act has had an impact upon the Governmentâs counter-terrorism legislation.