Human Rights

Bailey, Harris and Jones: Civil Liberties: Cases, Materials and Commentary, 6th Edition

Edited by Steven Bailey · Nick Taylor
Oxford University Press March 2009

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780199218554
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
March 2009
Format
Paperback , 1064 pages
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

  • An unrivalled collection of source material, combined with expert commentary and analysis, provides an indispensable resource for students of the law relating to civil liberties and human rights
  • The tried and tested approach places the extracts from cases and materials at the centre of students' learning, thus ensuring that they become comfortable working extensively with primary sources and develop their general legal skills
  • An Online Resource Centre, featuring regular updates to the text, ensures that the book remains current between editions
  • Includes a section on discrimination law by Professor Aileen McColgan, providing an expert examination of this key area

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction
1.: Civil liberties and human rights: definitions and context
2.: Protecting civil liberties and human rights in English law
Part II: Life, liberty and association
3.: ECHR protection of life, liberty and association: articles 2, 3, 5 and 11
4.: Policing and police powers
5.: Public order
6.: Emergency powers; The problem of political terrorism
Part III: Privacy
7.: ECHR protection of privacy: article 8
8.: The protection of privacy
Part IV: Freedom of expression
9.: ECHR protection of freedom of expression: article 10
10.: Freedom of expression: censorship and obscenity
11.: Contempt of court
12.: Government secrecy and national security
Part V: Discrimination
13.: ECHR protection from discrimination: article 14
14.: Statutory discrimination provisions

About the Author

Stephen Bailey, Professor of Public Law and Head of the School of Law, University of Nottingham, and Nick Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Leeds
Contributors:
Professor Aileen McColgan, King's College London
 

Reviews

Review(s) from previous edition

"'The book that did much to popularise the study of civil liberties' - The Law Teacher
 

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