Subjects:

Human Rights and Civil Liberties

This highly acclaimed textbook provides law students with a thorough introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998 and the mass of case law which has followed it. Providing thought-provoking discussion on topical issues, "Human Rights in the UK" paves the way for students wishing to pursue more in-depth analytical study in this contemporary, and sometimes controversial, area of the law.

The second edition reflects the fast-paced nature of change in human rights law and has been updated to include all the leading cases decided in the last few years.

It features: full discussion of the background to the 1998 Act, the place of the Act in our constitution, the way the Act works and remedies available under it; and practical examples of the operation of human rights and of the effect of the Act in everyday life, including both UK and European case law examples. For ease of reference, the full text of both the Act and the European Convention are contained in the appendix section. End of chapter questions encourage student self-assessment and provide an opportunity to consider the issues raised. Visual study aids, such as diagrams and photographs, are used to bring the subject to life.