The Human Rights Act and the Assault on Liberty : Rights and Asylum in the UK.

Demonstrating that the state of civil liberties and human rights in the United Kingdom are quite perilous, this case study looks at the role of rights vis-à-vis social change and culture. Empirically examining the Human Rights Act (HRA), with asylum serving as the main case study, the book focuses...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sharma, Parnesh
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Nottingham University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Human Rights Act 1998.
Human Rights Act 1998 (Great Britain)
Human rights > Great Britain > Cases.
Asylum, Right of > Great Britain.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Grande-Bretagne > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Asylum, Right of
Human rights
Great Britain
Trials, litigation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Table of Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; List of Tables; 1. Research Question, Methodology, and Summary of Findings; 2Rights and Social Change; 3Asylum in the Wider Context; 4Asylum and Welfare Benefits:A Review; 5The Campaign Against Section 55; 6The Human Rights Act and the First Test-Case Challenge to Section 55; 7The Continuing Campaign Against Section 55; 8The End of Section 55?; 9Conclusion: Asylum and a Culture of Rights?; Appendix: Survey Questionnaire; Bibliography; Index.

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