Human Rights And Civil Liberties Howard Davis by Howard Davis 9781843924548, 1843924544 instant download after payment.

This book provides a wide-ranging and accessible textbook covering the main areas of civil liberties and human rights law as it applies to England and Wales, meeting the requirements of undergraduate law syllabuses. The book sets out not only the legal rules, common law and statutes which relate to the field of civil liberties and human rights, but also the arguments and debates which have surrounded the development of an increasingly controversial area of the law, looking at the background principles underlying it, the coherence and consistency of the rules one to another and the social and p.
Content: Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Table of cases; Table of Acts of Parliament; Table of Statutory Instruments; Table of Command, parliamentary and other official papers; Abbreviations; Part I Values and institutions; 1 Introduction and underlying values; 2 The institutional setting; Part II General powers and duties of the state; 3 Public authorities; 4 The police and security services; 5 Police powers: stop and search, arrest and detection; 6 Police powers: entry, search and seizure; 7 Surveillance; 8 The right to a fair trial; 9 Prisoners' rights. Part III Freedom of expression and the media10 Freedom of expression; 11 The Media; 12 Contempt of court; Part IV Political freedom; 13 Political participation and electoral politics; 14 Political offences; 15 Access to public information; 16 National security; 17 Public order and political action; 18 Terrorism and law; Part V Private life; 19 The protection of personal information; 20 Bodily integrity; 21 Sexual freedom; 22 Obscenity and indecency; 23 Religious fr.
Abstract: This book provides a wide-ranging and accessible textbook covering the main areas of civil liberties and human rights law as it applies to England and Wales, meeting the requirements of undergraduate law syllabuses. The book sets out not only the legal rules, common law and statutes which relate to the field of civil liberties and human rights, but also the arguments and debates which have surrounded the development of an increasingly controversial area of the law, looking at the background principles underlying it, the coherence and consistency of the rules one to another and the social and p