Civil Liberties And Human Rights In England And Wales

2.5. The UK Approach

Civil Liberties and Human Rights provides a straightforward and stimulating account of this fascinating area of law. This essential textbook covers all the key topics on undergraduate human rights modules including crucial areas such as police powers, freedom of expression, terrorism and public order. Detailed analysis of key cases throughout puts the law into context and encourages students to engage with contemporary issues and debates.

The author's sustaining interest in civil liberties permeates all her writings. This collection of human rights essays reveals the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on all aspects of British society. Topics covered include matters affecting asylum seekers, pornography, the right of a person in police custody to legal advice and the right to notify someone that he has been detained by the police, the legal right to protest in the United Kingdom, prisoners' rights, privacy and press freedom, as well as instances of the miscarriage of justice.

The first comprehensive account of civil liberties activism throughout twentieth-century Britain, focusing primarily on the National Council for Civil Liberties.

The author's sustaining interest in civil liberties permeates all her writings. This collection of human rights essays reveals the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on all aspects of British society. Topics covered include matters affecting asylum seekers, pornography, the right of a person in police custody to legal advice and the right to notify someone that he has been detained by the police, the legal right to protest in the United Kingdom, prisoners' rights, privacy and press freedom, as well as instances of the miscarriage of justice.

First edition published in 2003.

This book has two distinct aims. First, to examine those changes in British law since 1950 which have had an impact on the civil and political rights of the individual, and secondly, to set those changes in the context of European and international human rights law. It concentrates on those rights which are broadly defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), and includes discussion of such major issues as prisoners' rights, police powers, due process, privacy, freedom of association, assembly, and speech, minority rights, immigration and nationality, racial discrimination, women's and children's rights, and sexual orientation. The choice of topics is solidly grounded in the perspective of the international and European conventions and is not determined solely by current political debate or topicality. As such it provides a stimulating study of interest to practitioners and academics alike, and also a scholarly basis for further research for advanced students.