Civil Liberties and Human Rights in England and Wales
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780198765035ISBN10: 0198765037
Paperback,
1184 pages
Jul 2002,
In Stock
Price:
$99.00 (06)Description
This new edition of the successful and authoritative textbook has been extensively updated. It discusses developments such as the growing importance of the ECHR, the increased commitment of the EC to human rights, and the election of a Labour government in the UK which is determined to increase respect for rights and civil liberties. A new section on equality and discrimination law has been added.Features
- The eagerly awaited new edition of the most authoritative treatment of Human Rights and Civil Liberties - David Feldman is the Legal Adviser to the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Human Rights and the first edition was widely used by the judiciary and cited by courts in the United Kingdom and elsewhere
- Completely revised and up-to-date - full analysis of cases heard since the implementation of the Human Rights Act
- Comprehensive, offering indepth analysis of all topics covered on contemporary civil liberties/ Human Rights courses.
- Places developments in domestic law firmly in the context of the burgeoning jurisprudence of the European Convention on Human Rights. It also considers other international sources of Human Rights Law and modern liberal theory
About the Author(s)
David Feldman is Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Birmingham and Legal Adviser to the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Human Rights
