The Law of Human Rights

This practitioner text provides treatment of human rights law and practice in the UK, including detailed analysis of the impact of the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law by the Human Rights Act 1998.;The main part of the book consists of an analysis of the rights granted by the Convention, and the effects of their incorporation. Each chapter in this section focuses upon a particular right, and contains a discussion of the pre-existing status of the right in English law, a thorough analysis of the European case law, and full examination of the likely impact of incorporation on English law. This impact is considered in relation to a number of subject areas, including business and commerce, criminal law and justice, education, employment, immigration, media, mental health, police and prisoners. Each chapter has detailed appendices drawing out lessons from the experience under the Canadian Charter and the New Zealand Bill of Rights as well as discussion of the relevant right in other jurisdictions.;The book also has a section dealing with remedies and procedure under the Human Rights Act and the procedure for taking cases to the European Court of Human Rights.