John Wadham (Human Rights Consultant and Associate of Doughty Stree, Helen Mountfield QC (Barrister, Barrister, Matrix Chambers), Elizabeth Prochaska (Barrister, Barrister, Matrix Chambers)

Blackstone's Guide to Human Rights ACT 1998 (Revised)

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Produktbeschreibung

This vital text provides a clear and accessible introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998, the European Convention of Human Rights, and the procedure for making an application to the European Court of Human Rights. The new edition includes all recent developments and likely future changes in this very topical area of law.

Produktdetails

• Blackstone's Guides
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 7 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 566
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 848g
• ISBN-13: 9780198705758
• ISBN-10: 0198705751
• Artikelnr.: 47864941

Autorenporträt

John Wadham was, until recently, the Executive Director of INTERIGHTS (the Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights. Previously he has been the General Counsel of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Director of Liberty. He is a recognized expert on human rights and equality and is currently a consultant for the Council of Europe and an Associate of Doughty Street Chambers. He has acted for clients in most of the courts and tribunals in this country, including the Court of Appeal and House of Lords, and has also specialized in cases before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. He is the co-author of Blackstone's Guide to the Equality Act and Blackstone's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act. John was also a member of the Government's Human Rights Act Task Force. Helen Mountfield QC was a founder member of Matrix Chambers. She is a bencher of Gray's Inn and sits as a deputy High Court judge and as a civil and criminal recorder. Helen focuses primarily on public law, but also has a substantial practice in employment law, election law, and information law. Issues of human rights, discrimination, and EU law intersect across her whole practice. Elizabeth Prochaska is a barrister at Matrix Chambers, where she focuses on human rights, public, and equality law. Raj Desai is a barrister at Matrix Chambers, practising in public law and human rights. He is also a senior retained lecturer in public law at Pembroke College, Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: The Framework of the European Convention on Human Rights
3: The Framework of the Human Rights Act
4: Enforcing the Human Rights Act
5: The Interaction between Convention Principles and European Law
6: The Convention Rights: Absolute Rights
7: The Convention Rights: Limited and Qualified Rights
8: The Convention Protocols
9: Beyond the Domestic Courts: Taking a Case to Strasbourg
10: Researching Human Rights Jurisprudence
Appendix 1: Human Rights Act 1998 (as amended)
Appendix 2: European Convention for the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms