ABSTRACT
This book provides a wide-ranging and accessible textbook covering the main areas of civil liberties and human rights law as it applies to England and Wales, meeting the requirements of undergraduate law syllabuses.
The book sets out not only the legal rules, common law and statutes which relate to the field of civil liberties and human rights, but also the arguments and debates which have surrounded the development of an increasingly controversial area of the law, looking at the background principles underlying it, the coherence and consistency of the rules one to another and the social and political consequences of their application in practice. Particular attention is paid to the impact of developments in Europe, and especially to the Human Rights Act 1998 which has had an especial impact on the freedom to participate in determining public goals and the ability to preserve an area of personal autonomy. The book also addresses the nature and impact of the major statutory reforms in areas such as surveillance, protection of personal data and freedom of information, and devotes as well a chapter to the increasingly prominent issue of 'terrorism' and how the government and the law should respond.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |51 pages
Values and institution
chapter |11 pages
Introduction and underlying values
chapter |38 pages
The institutional setting
part |115 pages
General powers and duties of the state
chapter |6 pages
Public authorities
chapter |21 pages
The police and security services
chapter |20 pages
Surveillance
chapter |11 pages
The right to a fair trial
chapter |11 pages
Prisoners' rights
part |63 pages
Freedom of expression and the media
chapter |10 pages
Freedom of expression
chapter |25 pages
The media
chapter |26 pages
Contempt of court
part |121 pages
Political freedom
chapter |15 pages
Political participation and electoral politics
chapter |11 pages
Political offences
chapter |17 pages
Access to public information
chapter |17 pages
National security
chapter |34 pages
Public order and political action
chapter |25 pages
Terrorism and law
part |69 pages
Private life