Full Description
Textbook on Civil Liberties and Human Rights provides a straightforward and stimulating account of this fascinating area of law which has proved popular with lecturers and students. This essential textbook covers all the main topics taught on undergraduate civil liberties and human rights modules. It provides thorough, critical coverage of crucial areas such as police powers, freedom of expression, terrorism, and public order. A thematic approach is adopted throughout, helping students to appreciate the overlap and interconnected nature of the subject, and the close association between the different articles of the European Convention.
Contents
1. Introduction ; 2. The Human Rights Act 1998Liberty (Article 5) I: Stop, Search, and Arrest ; 4. Personal Liberty (Article 5) II: Detention and Questioning ; 5. Right to a Fair Trial: Article 6 ; 6. Article 8: Right to Respect for Private Life ; 7. Freedom of Expression (Article 10) I: Official Secrets and Freedom of Information ; 8. Freedom of Expression (Article 10) II: Obscenity and Indecency ; 9. Freedom of Assembly and Public Order ; 10. Terrorism and Human Rights ; 11. Extradition, Deportation, and Asylum ; 12. Freedom from Discrimination (Article 14)
