Individual Rights and the Law in Britain
Published on 1. February 1994
Book
Hardback
723 pages
978-0-19-825741-7 (ISBN)
Description
This multi-author work is a source of reference for all scholars and practitioners interested in civil liberties in Britain. The contributors, assembled by the Law Society of England and Wales, have produced comprehensive studies of every area of British civil rights protected under British, European and international law. G. Chambers is the co-author of "Smith and Chambers, Inequality in Northern Ireland".
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, bibliography, index
ISBN-13
978-0-19-825741-7 (9780198257417)
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Content
Introduction - human rights in British law, Christopher McCrudden and Gerald Chambers; freedom of assembly and public order, Conor Gearty; police power, Robert Reiner and Leonard Leigh; due proecss, John Jackson; political violence and civil liberties, Conor Gearty; prisoners and the law - beyond rights, Genevra Richardson; freedom of expression, John Gardner; freedom of association, K.D. Ewing; privacy, James Michael; families and children - from welfarism to rights, John Eekelaar; immigration and nationality, Ann Dummett; women's rights in employment and related areas, Evelyn Collins and Elizabeth Meehan; racial discrimination, Christopher McCrudden; minority rights, Sebastian Poulter; sexual orientation discrimination, Robert Wintemute; human rights and British law - some conclusions, Christopher McCrudden and Gerald Chambers. Appendices: significant events in British and international politics since 1950 and key statutory developments; international human rights agreements; human rights activity in the United Kingdom; tables concerning human rights litigation.