Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 - Softcover

Wadham, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841741736 ISBN 13: 9781841741734

Publisher: Blackstone Press Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Since this guide was last published there have been a number of important decisions in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The House of Lords has also given the first guidance on the Human Rights Act in "ex parte Kebilene". This text presents a guide to the Act.

About this title

About the Author

John Wadham has extensive experience in privacy, regulatory, administrative, human rights and civil liberties law. Since 2003 he has been Deputy Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), and prior to this he was Director of Liberty. In addition to his practical experience as a solicitor, John has co-authored a number of titles in the areas of public law, human rights, and civil liberties, including; Blackstone's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (OUP, 2nd edn Jan 2005 with Jonathan Griffiths); Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (OUP, 3rd edn Oct. 2003 with Helen Mountfield and Anna Edmundson); and the civil liberties section of The Penguin Guide to the Law. Helen Mountfield (Call 1991) is a barrister at Matrix Chambers specialising in public law, particularly judicial review, and 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. Anna Edmundson is Deputy Director of the British Institute of Human Rights and was formerly Legal Information Manager at Matrix Chambers.

Synopsis

The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into British law and is a huge constitutional innovation. There will be radical changes to legal techniques which will affect every area of the law - from commerce to crime, from tax to civil liberties, from family law to public law. This second edition provides an up-to-date, clear and user-friendly guide to what it all means. It provides a clear, concise explanation of how the Human Rights Act 1998 will be applied and summarizes the interpretative techniques that lawyers need to understand. The text illustrates, with examples, areas in which the Act will have an impact. It also summarizes developments in Strasbourg case lawand the new Scottish and House of Lords case law. A copy of the Human Rights Act 1998, the Convention, the practice rules and all the relevant Hansard statements.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackstone Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841741736
• ISBN 13: 9781841741734
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 368