The New Law of Peaceful Protest: Rights and Regulation in the Human Rights Act Era - Couverture souple

Mead, Professor David

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ISBN 10 : 1841136212 ISBN 13 : 9781841136219

Editeur : Hart Publishing, 2010

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

The right to demonstrate is considered fundamental to any democratic system of government, yet in recent years it has received little academic attention. However, events following the recent G20 protests in April 2009 make this a particularly timely work. Setting out and explaining in detail the domestic legal framework that surrounds the right of peaceful protest, the book provides the first extensive analysis of the Strasbourg jurisprudence under Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, offering a critical look at recent cases such as Öllinger, Vajnai, Bukta, Oya Ataman, Patyi and Ziliberberg, as well as the older cases that form its bedrock. The principles drawn from this case-law are then synthesised into the remainder of the book to see how the right of protest enshrined in the Human Rights Act 1998 now operates. The five central chapters show how the right is defined: the restrictions on the choice of location of a protest; the constraints imposed on peaceful, persuasive protest; the near total intolerance of any form of obstructive or disruptive protest; the scope of preventive action by the police; and the extent to which commercial targets can avail themselves of private law remedies. This contemporary landscape is highlighted by critical analysis of the principles and case law -- including the leading decisions in Laporte, Austin, Jones and Lloyd and Kay. The book also highlights and develops themes that are currently under-theorised or ignored, including the interplay of the public and the private in regulating protest; the pivotal role played by land ownership rules; and the disjuncture between the law in the books and the law in action. While the book will appeal primarily to scholars, students and practitioners of law as well as to campaigners and interest groups it also offers political and socio-legal insights, which will be of interest equally to non-specialists.

Revue de presse :

This is an opportune moment to publish a book on peaceful protest in the UK...the exploration of the changing protest landscape provides the book with its impetus: its strength lies in its insightful discussion of the Strasbourg case law on protest, setting the scene for the attempt to find points of synthesis between such law and the range of public order provisions introduced over the past 40 years...a well-researched, highly detailed, valuable, gap-filling contribution to the canon of literature on civil liberties and human rights, and one that should be recommended to students and researchers in this and related disciplines. It is the first book of its kind to explore the current law affecting protest in this comprehensive way against the backdrop of human rights norms...Mead's book is an accessible and highly stimulating venture into an area of great contemporary significance. --Helen Fenwick, Times Higher Education, 24th June 2010

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hart Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1841136212
• ISBN 13: 9781841136219
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 530