The HRA 1998 incorporates the ECHR into the domestic law of the United Kingdom, but falls short of the complete protection envisaged by the Convention. The Act does not, for instance, enable a court to enforce an individual's rights by overturning or striking down a statute. As a last resort, the courts can only make a 'declaration of incompatibility', leaving the amendment of the offending law to the relevant minister and Parliament. However, the HRA 1998 does provide a significant restraint on public bodies from using their power to interfere unjustifiably with individual rights, and therefore provides positive, substantive protection for such rights.