Civil Liberties Law: The Human Rights Act Era

by Noel Whitty, Thïrïse Murphy, Stephen Livingstone

Overview

Civil Liberties Law: The Human Rights Act Era is a major new work which charts the ongoing transformation of the civil liberties tradition in the United Kingdom. It explores the euphoria and the scepticism surrounding the introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998 and assesses the value of the new commitment to human rights.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780406555113
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/17/2005
Pages:	532
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Keele University

University of Nottingham

Queen's University, Belfast

Table of Contents

1. Civil Liberties Law: The Human Rights Act Era2. Public Order Law and Practice3. Terrorism: Rhetoric and Reality4. Fair Trial Values: Policing, Prosecution and Trial Practices5. Prisoners' Rights6. Democratising Privacy7. Beyond the Secret State8. The Stuff of Legend: Freedom of Expression and EqualityIndex