Textbook on Civil Liberties and Human Rights
Eighth Edition
ISBN13: 9780199574070ISBN10: 0199574073
Paperback,
600 pages
Jul 2010,
In Stock
Price:
$66.00 (06)Description
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.
Features
- Coverage has been carefully steamlined to map closely to civil liberties and human rights modules, ensuring that this is the ideal text for use on such modules
- Discussion of the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act of 1998 is fully integrated throughout the text, so the ever-increasing importance of this key legislation is fully analyzed
- Suggestions for further reading assist and encourage students to develop their knowledge and understanding of the topic
- An Online Resource Centre containing updates and web links to related sites enables students to remain fully up to date with developments in this fast-moving field
- Questions for discussion are included at the end of each chapter, to check students' understanding and encourage them to engage with the key issues
- The introductory chapter now includes a discussion of the nature of civil liberties as a topic within human rights, providing students with a clear sense of the distinctiveness and importance of the subject
- Fully updated to cover all the latest developments in the subject, including the Equality Bill
About the Author(s)
Richard Stone is Head of the Law School at the University of Lincoln. He has over 30 years experience in teaching and writing on civil liberties issues.
