Human Rights in the UK, 3rd edition
Introduction to the Human Rights Act of 1998
By David Hoffman & John Rowe
January 2010
Pearson Education
Distributed by Trans-Atlantic Publications
ISBN: 9781405874038 
466 pages, Illustrated
$77.50 Paper Original
Description This highly acclaimed textbook provides law students with a thorough introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998, its background, how it came to be passed and the mass of case law that has followed it. The authors discuss the particular rights the Act embodies, including the law’s response to terrorism.
Combining broad topic coverage with an accessible and engaging writing style, Hoffman and Rowe provide an outstanding platform for students wishing to gain an in-depth and critical understanding of this contemporary, contentious and constantly evolving area of law.
Contents
- Introduction
- The idea of human rights
- The history of human rights and the Convention
- Constitutional considerations
- The scheme of the Human Rights Act, 1998
- Remedies under the Human Rights Act
- Introduction to the Convention rights
- The right to life
- Freedom from torture
- Freedom from slavery
- Personal liberty
- The right to a fair trial
- Retrospective legislation
- The right to privacy
- Freedom of conscience
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of assembly
- The right to marry
- The right to property
- Free elections
- The problem of terrorism
- Conclusion
Appendix 1 The Human Rights Act 1998
Appendix 2 The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Appendix 3 Members of the Council of Europe and Convention ratifications
Appendix 4 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Further reading
Features Discussion of developing and controversial areas, which are the subject of contemporary political and media debate, include privacy, terrorism, travellers and immigration.
- Includes the full text of both the Act and the European Convention in the appendices
- Regular updates to the law available on the book’s companion website