Subjects:

General Interest

Contents:

Contents include:

Why Bother With Rights When Public Safety is at Risk?:

introduction

the value of accuracy

process values and legitimacy

exploring procedural fairness

conflicting goals, conflicting pressures.

The Strasbourg Court and the British Response to Strasbourg: the early years

public safety and Article 6

British courts and the public interest

the strength of ''public interest'' arguments

human rights and the critics.

Taking a Balanced View of the ''Public Interest'': greater safeguards for serious crime

developing a human rights culture

no rights without responsibilities

rights and risk

avoiding human rights

war, fights and the relegation of human rights.

Based on the 53rd series of Hamlyn Lectures presented by Professor Andrew Ashworth, this book explores the justification for honouring human rights in the context of criminal procedure, and subsequently examines the way in which both the Strasbourg Court and the British Courts have dealt with the problem of whether to uphold human rights when faced with pressing arguments of public interest.

The British government's approach to this conflict is also considered. The book focuses upon some of the key debates in contemporary law and politics, including:
* Are human rights just rhetorical aspirations? * Are we developing a ""human rights culture"" in this country?
* Should procedural rights give way in the face of ""public safety"" arguments?.