Impact of the Uk Human Rights Act on Private Law

Informationen zum Autor David Hoffman is a practising barrister in the fields of chancery and commercial law. He is a co-author of the student textbook Human Rights in the UK and is a former law lecturer at Somerville College, Oxford. Klappentext Leading academics and practitioners examine how the Human Rights Act influences private law cases in theory and practice. Zusammenfassung With contributions from a variety of academics and practitioners! this volume assesses the horizontal effect of the Human Rights Act 1998! how it has been analysed and its impact on key legal areas including privacy! defamation! nuisance! property! commercial law and employment. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction David Hoffman, Gavin Phillipson and Alison Young; 2. Mapping horizontal effect Alison Young; 3. Public authorities Alex Williams; 4. Statute law Jan van Zyl Smit; 5. Precedent Alison Young; 6. Tort design Rod Bagshaw; 7. Privacy Gavin Phillipson; 8. Nuisance Donal Nolan; 9. Defamation Ken Oliphant; 10. Discrimination Hazel Oliver; 11. Damages Jason Varuhas; 12. Property and housing Amy Goymour; 13. Commercial law Frank Rose; 14. Restitution David Hoffman; 15. Insolvency Chris MacNall; 16. Employment Hazel Oliver; 17. Civil procedure John Sorabji; 18. Conclusion David Hoffman.

Product details

• Authors: David Hoffman, David Hoffmann
• Assisted by: David Hoffman (Editor), David Hoffmann (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.10.2011
• EAN: 9781107009325
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00932-5
• No. of pages: 442
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Human rights, civil rights, Law: Human rights and civil liberties