Civil Liberties

Six types of execution are practiced in the industrialized world, torture is openly sanctioned by the US, and infringements of people's civil liberties, such as racial profiling by the police, take place on a daily basis. Yet in 2005 only 61 per cent of the British voting public chose to stand up for their rights. When most people agree with the maxim 'innocent until proven guilty' but the British government is proposing to detain terror suspects for 42 days without charge, Tom Head asks, can we afford to be apathetic? Explaining what civil liberties are and why they're worth defending, he covers key issues as how every ethnic group on Earth has been victimized by racist laws, how laws banning hate speech can become dangerous, and how you can make a difference.

ISBN	1851686444	Pages	186
ISBN13	9781851686445 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Oneworld Publications	Weight (grammes)	236
Imprint	Oneworld Publications	Published in	London
Format	Paperback	Series title	Beginner's Guides
Publication date	01 Aug 2009	Height (mm)	198
Library of Congress	JC571	Width (mm)	129
DEWEY	323	Spine width (mm)	17
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	General

1	Understanding civil liberties	1
2	Where did civil liberties come from?	18
3	Freedom of expression	34
4	Religious liberty and ideology	47
5	In the name of the law	62
6	Race and caste	83
7	Gender and sexuality	102
8	The rights of the disabled	125
9	The future of civil liberties	136
	Notes	149
	Recommended reading	157
	Civil liberties and human rights organizations	160
	Glossary of terms	178
	Index	189

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