Part 1 Introduction: the Convention in the UK courts; the Convention in European Community law; taking cases to the Court of Human Rights. Part 2 The general principles of the ECHR legal system; the right to life; torture and degrading treatment; slavery and forced labour; the right to liberty and security; the right to a fair hearing and to fair judicial sanctions; retrospective legislation; the right to privacy and family life; freedom of thought, conscience and religion; freedom of expression; freedom of association; the right to marry; peaceful enjoyment of possessions; the right to education; rights of entry, movement and residence.