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Zusatztext A lucid, forensic, somewhat irreverent exposition of what for many people is an arcane subject, but one that has done more than most of us realise to shape the society in which we live. Informationen zum Autor Conor Gearty is Professor of Human Rights Law and Director of the Institute of Public Affairs at LSE, having previously worked at Cambridge University and at King's College London. His books include Can Human Rights Survive? (2006) and Liberty and Security (2013) as well as Freedom under Thatcher (1990) and The Struggle for Civil Liberties (2000) (both with Keith Ewing), and Civil Liberties (2007). He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Bencher of Middle Temple and has honorary degrees from Sacred Heart University, University College Dublin, Roehampton, and Brunel Universities. Klappentext The repeal of the Human Rights Act is one of the major political questions of our day. In an engaging insight into the fantasies and myths driving the case for repeal, Conor Gearty defends the importance of the HRA and debunks the arguments that would see a UK Bill of Rights. An essential book for all readers who want to be informed on the debate. Zusammenfassung The repeal of the Human Rights Act is one of the major political questions of our day. In an engaging insight into the fantasies and myths driving the case for repeal, Conor Gearty defends the importance of the HRA and debunks the arguments that would see a UK Bill of Rights. An essential book for all readers who want to be informed on the debate. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I. The Fantasies 1: Why the Human Rights Act Matters 2: The Myth of the Marvellous Past 3: The Seductive Power of the Present 4: The Inevitability of Human Rights 5: The Supremacy of the Human Rights Act 6: The Supremacy of the Judges 7: The Supremacy of Strasbourg 8: A Charter for the Bad II. The Facts 9: Protecting the Exposed 10: Making a Difference 11: Telling Us Who We are III. The Future 12: Repeal: How Can We Tell? 13: British Values: Shrinking into Little England Conclusion ...
