Civil Actions against the Police
Sweet & Maxwell (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 31. October 2019
Book
Hardback
978-1-84703-858-6 (ISBN)
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-84703-858-6 (9781847038586)
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Previous edition
Richard Clayton QC | Hugh Tomlinson QC | Edwin Buckett
Civil Actions against the Police Mainwork & Supplement
Book
11/2005
3rd Edition
Sweet & Maxwell
€882.41
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Content
Introduction: Policing and the citizen. The legal status and organisation of the police. Complaints against the police. Practice and procedure. International torts to the person. Police powers over the person: arrest, detention and other miscellaneous powers. Interfering with land and goods. Lawful justifications for entry, search and seizure. Malicious prosecution and related action. Police surveillance and information gathering. Negligence. Misfeasance and other civil actions. Discrimination claims. Judicial review of police decisions. Damages. Other remedies. The Human Rights Act.