Human rights in the UK : an introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998
Hoffman, David, 1971-
Human rights in the UK : an introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998 an introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998 / David Hoffman, John Rowe. - 3rd ed. - Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson Longman, 2009. - xxxvii, 466 p. : ill, map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The idea of human rights -- The history of human rights and the Convention -- Constitutional considerations -- The scheme of the Human Rights Act 1998 -- Remedies under the Human Rights Act -- Introduction to the Convention rights -- The right to life : Article 2 and the Thirteenth Protocol -- Freedom from torture : Article 3 -- Freedom from slavery : Article 4 -- Personal liberty : Article 5 -- The right to a fair trial : Article 6 -- Retrospective legislation : Article 7 -- The right to privacy : Article 8 -- Freedom of conscience : Article 9 and Article 2 of the First Protocol -- Freedom of expression : Article 10 -- Freedom of assembly : Article 11 -- The right to marry : Article 12 -- The right to property : Article 1 of the First Protocol -- Free elections : Article 3 of the First Protocol -- The problem of terrorism -- Conclusion.
This highly acclaimed textbook provides law students with a thorough introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998, its background, how it came to be passed and the mass of case law that has followed it.
9781405874038 1405874031
2009021448
GBA954502 bnb
015271250 Uk
Great Britain. Human Rights Act 1998.
Civil rights--Great Britain.
KD4080 / .H64
342.4108/5
Human rights in the UK : an introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998 an introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998 / David Hoffman, John Rowe. - 3rd ed. - Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson Longman, 2009. - xxxvii, 466 p. : ill, map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The idea of human rights -- The history of human rights and the Convention -- Constitutional considerations -- The scheme of the Human Rights Act 1998 -- Remedies under the Human Rights Act -- Introduction to the Convention rights -- The right to life : Article 2 and the Thirteenth Protocol -- Freedom from torture : Article 3 -- Freedom from slavery : Article 4 -- Personal liberty : Article 5 -- The right to a fair trial : Article 6 -- Retrospective legislation : Article 7 -- The right to privacy : Article 8 -- Freedom of conscience : Article 9 and Article 2 of the First Protocol -- Freedom of expression : Article 10 -- Freedom of assembly : Article 11 -- The right to marry : Article 12 -- The right to property : Article 1 of the First Protocol -- Free elections : Article 3 of the First Protocol -- The problem of terrorism -- Conclusion.
This highly acclaimed textbook provides law students with a thorough introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998, its background, how it came to be passed and the mass of case law that has followed it.
9781405874038 1405874031
2009021448
GBA954502 bnb
015271250 Uk
Great Britain. Human Rights Act 1998.
Civil rights--Great Britain.
KD4080 / .H64
342.4108/5