Human rights and civil liberties / Steve Foster.
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TextPublisher: Harlow : Longman, c2011Edition: 3rd editionDescription: lxxvii, 798 pContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781408259320 (ebook)Subject(s): Civil rights -- Great Britain | Human rights | Law | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law | Constitutional & administrative law: general | England | WalesGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781408259313Summary: An accessible 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. Human Rights Law creates controversy, contention and counter-point like few other legal areas. Human Rights and Civil Liberties is a clear and comprehensive guide to this rapidly developing subject, and covers the enforcement of human rights and civil liberties generally, before examining the protection of specific areas of civil liberties in domestic law including (among others): the right to life, freedom of expression; the right to demonstrate; privacy; and freedom from torture. The book places the study of the subject within the context of the passing and implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the principles and case law of the European Convention on Human Rights, providing you with an unrivalled framework to deepen your understanding of the area
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An accessible 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. Human Rights Law creates controversy, contention and counter-point like few other legal areas. Human Rights and Civil Liberties is a clear and comprehensive guide to this rapidly developing subject, and covers the enforcement of human rights and civil liberties generally, before examining the protection of specific areas of civil liberties in domestic law including (among others): the right to life, freedom of expression; the right to demonstrate; privacy; and freedom from torture. The book places the study of the subject within the context of the passing and implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the principles and case law of the European Convention on Human Rights, providing you with an unrivalled framework to deepen your understanding of the area
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781408259313
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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