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Human Rights Law

Author: Merris Amos
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781841133249
Published In: April 2006
Format: Paperback , 412 pages
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Human Rights Law" is the first book in which the interpretation and application of the Human Rights Act 1998 by the courts in England and Wales is comprehensively examined and analysed. Part I of the book concerns the Human Rights Act itself including the background to the Act and key principles of interpretation.

Also examined in this part are: the benefit and burden of Convention rights; the identification of activities to which the Act applies; the process of determining incompatibility, encompassing the principles of proportionality and judical deference; and the defence of primary legislation. This part concludes with a discussion of the remedies available for a breach of Convention rights including a detailed examination of the power to award damages under the Act.

In Part II of the book, the application and interpretation of the Convention rights themselves by the courts in England and Wales is examined. Included in this part are: the right to life; the right to freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; the right to liberty; the right to a fair trial; the rights to respect for private life, family life and home; the right to freedom of expression; the prohibition of discrimination in securing Convention rights; and the right to the peaceful enjoyment of possessions.

Each right is considered separately with a particular focus on its interpretation and practical application in the domestic context. "Human Rights Law" will be of particular interest to teachers and students of domestic human rights law, constitutional law and administrative law. It will also be of considerable relevance to practitioners working in the area.

Merris Amos is a member of the Department of Law at Queen Mary, University of London. For many years she has also been the Director of the Human Rights Centre's successful undergraduate programme. She has more than ten years of research, teaching and practical experience on the subject of the protection and promotion of human rights at the domestic level and has published widely in the area. Her field of particular expertise is the interpretation and application of the United Kingdom's Human Rights Act 1998.

The introductory chapter, providing background and dealing with interpretation, brings together a wide range of useful information…and is a good starting point for the keen student…The book is characterised by clarity of explanation combined with detailed treatment that manages to incorporate much more than one might expect from a book that addresses such wide-ranging issues.
Peter Halstead
The Law Teacher, Volume 40, No 3
2006

...the first work in which the interpretation and application of the act, by courts in England and Wales, is comprehensively examined and analysed.
A G Noorani
Economic and Political Weekly
May 2006

This is a solid textbook on domestic human rights law…a real boon to students and those approaching the field for the first time.
Roger Smith, Director of Justice
New Law Journal
4 August 2006