Human Rights & Civil Liberties, 2nd UK edition

By Steve Foster
December 2008
Longman
Distrubuted by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
ISBN: 9781405824729
776 pages, Illustrated
$84.50 Paper Original

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Description

This new edition of Human Rights and Civil Liberties is an accessible, modern and engaging account of the law of civil liberties and human rights for the undergraduate law student.  The text will enable students to appreciate the balancing of human rights with other rights and interests, and to consider the impact and influence of both the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights

Contents

• Part One: The Enforcement of Human Rights and Civil Liberties
  • Civil Liberties and Human Rights: Definition, Classification and Protection  
  • The European Convention on Human Rights
  • Enforcing Civil Liberties and Human Rights in Domestic Law
• Part Two: The Protection of Civil Liberties in Domestic Law
• 4. The Absolute Rights: The Right to Life
• 5. The Absolute Rights: Freedom from Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
• 6. Human Rights and Due Process: Libertyof the Person
• 7. Human Rights and Due Process: The Right to a Fair Trial
• 8. Prisoners’ Rights
• 9. Freedom of Expression: Nature, Purpose and Restrictions
• 10. Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression: Defamation, Confidentiality and Contempt of Court  
• 11. Freedom of Association and Assembley
• 12. The Right to Private and Family Life
• 13. Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion
• 14. Human Rights and Freedom From Discrimination

Features

• Engaging writing style with modern examples provides an antidote to the drier treatments, without sacrificing analysis.
• Challenging chapter questions encourage students to delve deeper into the issues presented.
• Manageable and consistent structure makes it easy to locate relevant information.
• Annotated further reading suggestions at end of each chapter help students to research into the subject further in preparation for essays.
• www.mylawchamber.co.uk/foster3 mylawchamber website has regular updates to major changes in the law, further case studies for use in seminars with seminar questions, weblinks, and suggested answers/ approaches to questions in book.
  
  
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