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Textbook on civil liberties and human rights /
The ninth edition of Textbook on Civil Liberties and Human Rights provides a straightforward and stimulating account of this fascinating area of law. This essential textbook covers all the main topics taught on undergraduate civil liberties and human rights modules. It provides thorough, critical co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, U.K. :
Oxford University Press,
[2012]
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| Edición: | Ninth edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Table of European and International Legislation; Table of Statutory Instruments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The political context; 1.2 Human rights and civil liberties; 1.3 Meaning of rights; 1.4 Protection of rights and liberties within the British Constitution; 1.5 The international context; 1.6 The European Convention on Human Rights; 1.7 The European Convention on Human Rights in practice; Questions; Further reading; 2 The Human Rights Act 1998: Overview; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Human Rights Act 1998; 2.3 The interpretation of legislation.
- 2.4 Interpreting the common law2.5 'Free-standing' human rights?; 2.6 Other issues; 2.7 Conclusions; Questions; Further reading; 3 Personal Liberty (Article 5) I: Stop, Search, and Arrest; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Stop, search, and arrest under the Human Rights Act 1998; 3.3 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and its Codes of Practice; 3.4 Stop and search; 3.5 Arrest; 3.6 Challenging the police; Questions; Further reading; 4 Personal Liberty (Article 5) II: Detention and Questioning; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Preliminary procedures at the police station; 4.3 Time for detention.
- 4.4 Conditions during detention4.5 Obtaining evidence during detention; 4.6 Challenging the police; Questions; Further reading; 5 Right to a Fair Trial: Article 6; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Obligations applying to all proceedings; 5.3 Rights applying to criminal proceedings; 5.4 The offence of contempt of court; Questions; Further reading; 6 Article 8: Right to Respect for Private Life; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 General issues; 6.3 Entry, search, and seizure; 6.4 Land and premises: rights of entry; 6.5 Surveillance; 6.6 Personal property: seizure powers; 6.7 Personal property: production orders.
- 6.8 Remedies6.9 Privacy and the press; 6.10 Breach of confidence and privacy; 6.11 Other actions to protect privacy; 6.12 Proposals for reform; Questions; Further reading; 7 Freedom of Expression (Article 10) I: Official Secrets and Freedom of Information; 7.1 The meaning of 'freedom of expression'; 7.2 Arguments for the protection of freedom of expression; 7.3 Arguments for and against of secrecy; 7.4 Official secrecy and the Human Rights Act 1998; 7.5 The Official Secrets Acts 1911-1920; 7.6 The Official Secrets Act 1989; 7.7 Breach of confidence.
- 7.8 Breach of confidence and the Human Rights Act 19987.9 Freedom of Information; Questions; Further reading; 8 Freedom of Expression (Article 10) II: Obscenity and Indecency; 8.1 Arguments for and against restriction; 8.2 Obscenity and the Human Rights Act 1998; 8.3 Methods of control; 8.4 Problems of definition; 8.5 Controls over books and magazines, etc.; 8.6 Controls over films, DVDs, and videos; 8.7 Controls over live performances; 8.8 Controls over broadcasting; 8.9 General controls; 8.10 European law; 8.11 Proposals for reform; Questions; Further reading.