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A considered balance of depth, detail, context, and critique,
Human Rights Law Directions offers the most student-friendly guide to the subject; it empowers students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.
List of contents
- Part 1 Human Rights: The European Convention and the Human Rights Act, and Pervasive Principles
- 1: Human rights: the idea and the law
- 2: The European Convention on Human Rights
- 3: The European Convention and the law of the United Kingdom
- 4: The Human Rights Act 1998 (1) rights and duties
- 5: The Human Rights Act 1998 (2) proceedings and remedies
- 6: Convention law: pervasive themes
- Part 2 Substantive Rights and their application in the United Kingdom
- 7: Ancillary rights
- 8: Article 2 right to life
- 9: Article 3 prohibition of torture
- 10: Article 4 prohibition of slavery and forced labour
- 11: Article 5 right to liberty and security
- 12: Article 6 right to a fair trial
- 13: Article 7 no punishment without law
- 14: Introduction to Articles 8-11
- 15: Article 8 right to respect for private and family life
- 16: Article 9 freedom of thought, conscience, and religion
- 17: Article 10 freedom of expression
- 18: Article 11 freedom of assembly and association
- 19: Article 12 right to marry
- 20: Applications: police powers
- 21: Applications: prisoners' rights
- 22: Applications: media law and privacy
- 23: Article 1 of the First Protocol protection of property
- 24: Article 2 of the First Protocol right to education
- 25: Article 3 of the First Protocol right to free elections
- 26: Anti-terrorism law and human rights
About the author
Howard Davis is Reader in Public Law at Bournemouth University. He has taught constitutional, administrative and human rights law for many years. His research and writing interests include human rights in both the domestic and the international spheres.
Summary
A considered balance of depth, detail, context, and critique, Human Rights Law Directions offers the most student-friendly guide to the subject; it empowers students to evaluate the law, understand its practical application, and approach assessments with confidence.
