Subjects:

Human Rights and Civil Liberties

• Coverage has been carefully streamlined to map closely to civil liberties and human rights modules, ensuring that this is the ideal text for use on such modules
• Discussion of the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 is fully integrated throughout the text, so the ever-increasing importance of this key legislation is fully analysed
• Suggestions for further reading assist and encourage students to develop their knowledge and understanding of the topic
• An online resource centre containing updates and web links to related sites enables students to remain fully up to date with developments in this fast-moving field

New to this edition

• Greater coverage of Articles 3 (the prohibition of torture) and 6 (the right to a fair trial) of the European Convention on Human Rights.
• An expanded introductory chapter featuring more in-depth consideration of the nature of rights in general, and of human rights law in an international context.
• Questions for discussion are included at the end of each chapter, to check students' understanding and encourage them to engage with the key issues.
• An innovative 2-colour text design facilitates easy navigation of the text and clearly distinguishes extracts and quotations from the author's text.