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In this completely revised and updated second edition, the judicial interpretation and application of the UK's Human Rights Act 1998 is comprehensively examined and analyzed. Part I concerns key procedural issues including: the background to the Act * the relationship between UK courts and the European Court of Human Rights * the definition of victim and public authority * determining incompatibility including deference and proportionality * the impact of the Act on primary legislation * damages and other remedies for the violation of Convention rights. In Part II of the book, the Convention...

Freedom of expression - particularly freedom of speech - is, in most Western liberal democracies, a well accepted and long established, though contested constitutional right or principle. Whilst based in ethical, rights-based and political theories, such as those of justice, the good life, personal autonomy, self determination, and welfare, as well as arrangements over legitimate government, pluralism and its limits, democracy and the extent and role of the state, there is always a lack of agreement over what precisely freedom of expression entails and how it should be applied. For the...

Human Rights Law Reports - UK Cases focus entirely on the application of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the ECHR in the UK. They provide the reader with the most important cases in the UK courts, carefully selected by a team of experts. Each case report contains the full transcript of the judgment preceded by a headnote, which contains: * Key words relating to the case * A synopsis of the case highlighting the human rights issues raised * A summary of what was held in the case

This textbook comprehensively examines and analyses the interpretation and application of the United Kingdom's Human Rights Act 1998. The third edition has been fully updated to include the last seven years of case law. Part I covers key procedural issues including: the background to the Act; the relationship between UK courts and the European Court of Human Rights; the definition of victim and public authority; determining incompatibility including deference and proportionality; the impact of the Act on primary legislation; and damages and other remedies for the violation of Convention...