Textbook on Civil Liberties and Human Rights

5th ed.
ISBN: 978-0-19-926996-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 565 Seiten

THE CHEAPEST TEXTBOOK ON HUMAN RIGHTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND THE SHORTEST. YET IT STILL COVERS ALL THE TOPICS TAUGHT ON A HUMAN RIGHTS/CIVIL LIBERTIES COURSE.

KEY FEATURES:
* Part of the distinctive Textbook on series, which offer full, accurate and perceptive accounts of the law.

DESCRIPTION:
This book provides a clear and manageable account of English law relating to civil liberties and human rights. Police powers, freedom of expression, public order, discrimination, privacy and asylum are covered. The discussion is placed within the framework of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights.

CONTENTS:
Introduction
The Human Rights Act 1998
Freedom of the Person I; Stop, Search and Arrest
Freedom of the Person 2: Detention and Questioning
Entry, Search, Seizure and Surveillance
Freedom of Expression 1: Official Secrets and Freedom of Information
Freedom of Expression 2: Contempt of Court
Freedom of Expression 3: Obscenity and Indecency
Freedom of Assembly and Public Order
Privacy and The Protection of Reputation
The Right of Residence: Extradition, Deportation and Asylum
Freedom from Discrimination

Zielgruppe

Undergraduates on LLB or CPE/PgDL Civil Liberties, Human Rights or Public Law courses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stone, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Öffentliches Recht (inkl. EMRK)
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Über Autor(innen)

RICHARD STONE, Head of the Law Department at the University of Lincoln,