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Human Rights Law in Scotland, 5th Edition

Human Rights Law in Scotland, 5th Edition

Name: Human Rights Law in Scotland, 5th Edition
Brand: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
SKU: 9781526518279
Price: 1954.55 HKD
Availability: InStock
Author: Robert Reed; Jim Murdoch
ISBN: 9781526518279

Edited by Robert Reed · Jim Murdoch

Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing) August 2025

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781526518279
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
Publication: August 2025
Format: Paperback , 1408 pages
Jurisdiction: Scotland ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Provides essential, practical guidance to the Scottish legal profession. The work explores the impact of human rights legislation in Scotland and provides a comprehensive review of ECHR jurisprudence, relevant domestic legislation and case law. It also includes an overview of Strasbourg enforcement machinery.

The fifth edition of this highly regarded work has been fully updated to reflect:

- Significant amounts of new UK Supreme Court (UKSCt) judgments – in recent years at least half of recent judgments have a human rights aspect.
- New case law from the European Court of Human Rights
- Increased emerging case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on human rights

Chapter 1 The ECHR and Scots law
Chapter 2 European protection of human rights
Chapter 3 Applying the European Convention on Human Rights
Chapter 4 Physical integrity: life, torture and inhuman treatment, servitude, and liberty of person
Chapter 5 Fair administration of justice
Chapter 6 Private and family life; and education
Chapter 7 Civil and political liberties: thought, expression, assembly and association; and free elections
Chapter 8 Property rights
Appendix I: Human Rights Act 1998
Appendix II: Scotland Act 1998
Appendix IIA Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Appendix III: European Convention on Human Rights