Unlocking Human Rights - Couverture souple

Halstead, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415835976 ISBN 13 : 9780415835978

Editeur : Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Unlocking Human Rights will ensure that you grasp the main concepts of this fascinating and dynamic area of law with ease, providing you with an indispensible foundation in the subject. The book explains in detailed, yet straightforward, terms:

- The nature of human rights
- European Convention on Human Rights
- Human Rights Act
- Right to life
- Torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Public order, police powers, freedom of association and assembly
- Right to a fair trial
- Freedom of expression
- Privacy, private life and marriage
- Right to liberty and security
- Prohibition of discrimination
- Terrorism
- Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
- Property rights
- Contemporary themes of UN human rights review of the UK, constitutional reform, and security

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Unlocking Human Rights covers all the substantive provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and the operation of the Human Rights Act. Taking a thematic approach throughout, basic aspects and key terms of human rights, their origin and development are comprehensively explained.

This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to focus primarily on domestic Human Rights, including the importance and influence of the European Court of Human Rights on domestic law and policy. With new chapters on terrorism and counter-terrorism measures, public order and a consideration of the future of human rights, Unlocking Human Rights offers an up-to-date and engaging approach to the subject, making it the ideal textbook for undergraduate human rights and civil liberties courses.

Unlocking the Law is the groundbreaking series of textbooks with a unique approach to the study of undergraduate law. Designed specifically to make the subject matter accessible, the text is broken up with features, activities, key facts charts, diagrams, and numerous headings and sub-headings. Unlocking the Law textbooks have been written specifically to ensure that readers understand fully the concepts required and are able to apply them with confidence.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415835976
• ISBN 13: 9780415835978
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 448
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