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Human rights in the United Kingdom Supreme Court /

How does the UK Supreme Court approach human rights law? This book provides a comprehensive overview of human rights in the highest UK court, criticising the failure of UK judges to develop the common law in sympathy with human rights.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dickson, Brice (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Supreme Court.
Great Britain. > Human Rights Act 1998.
Great Britain. > Supreme Court
Human Rights Act 1998 (Great Britain)
Human rights > Great Britain.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Grande-Bretagne.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Human rights
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Supreme Court's conception of human rights
  • Approaches to the human rights act
  • The right to life
  • The right not to be ill-treated
  • The right to liberty
  • The right to a fair trial
  • The right to a private and family life
  • Believing, associating, marrying
  • The right to free speech
  • Equality and freedom from discrimination
  • Property, education, elections
  • Conclusion.