Textbook on Civil Liberties and Human Rights

The eighth edition of Textbook on Civil Liberties and Human Rights continues to provide a straightforward and stimulating account of this fascinating area of law. It covers all the main areas of undergraduate courses on civil liberties and human rights, including police powers, freedom of expression, terrorism, and public order. Throughout the text the law is set in its social and political context. There is full discussion of the law that continues to develop as a result of the Human Rights Act 1998, as well as analysis of the ongoing significance of decisions made by the European Court of Human Rights. Online Resource Centre This book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre, containing twice-yearly updates and a list of web links.

ISBN	0199574073	Pages	616
ISBN13	9780199574070 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	956
Publisher	Oxford University Press	Published in	Oxford
Imprint	Oxford University Press	Previous ISBN	9780199231621
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	244
Publication date	24 Jun 2010	Width (mm)	172
DEWEY	342.42085	Spine width (mm)	32
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Tertiary education

	Table of Cases
	Table of Statutes
	Table of European and International Legislation
	Table of Statutory Instruments
1	Introduction	1
1.1	The political context	1
1.2	Human rights and civil liberties	3
1.3	Meaning of rights	4
1.4	Protection of rights and liberties within the British Constitution	9
1.5	The international context	15
1.6	European Convention on Human Rights	16
	Questions	31
	Further reading	31
2	The Human Rights Act 1998: overview	33
2.1	Introduction	33
2.2	The Human Rights Act 1998	33
2.3	The interpretation of legislation	50
2.4	Interpreting the common law	64
2.5	áFree-standing' human rights?	67
2.6	Other issues	68
2.7	Conclusions	73
	Questions	76
	Further reading	77
3	Freedom of the Person I: stop, search, and arrest	78
3.1	Introduction	78
3.2	Stop, search, and arrest under the Human Rights Act 1998	79
3.3	The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and its Codes	81
3.4	Stop and search	82
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