Written by one of the most highly respected academics on this field, this authoritative textbook provides a detailed account of the English law of civil liberties and human rights. It takes full account of the jurisprudence of the European Convention on Human Rights; discusses key legislation such as the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and analyses key cases including the conjoined twins and various cases involving immigrants and prisoners. The result is a coherent, detailed and comprehensive text for students and a valuable reference work for practitioners, and those interested in the protection of human rights and individual freedoms.
PART I. PUTTING VALUES INTO PRACTICE: THE NATURE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS ; C SOME BASIC VALUES: CIVIL LIBERTIES, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND AUTONOMY ; C WAYS OF IDENTIFYING AND PROTECTING RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES ; PART II. LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PHYSICAL INTEGRITY ; C EQUALITY AND DIGNITY ; C THE RIGHT TO LIFE ; C OTHER RIGHTS TO BODILY INTEGRITY ; C FREEDOM FROM ARBITRARY STOP, SEARCH AND DETENTION ; C RIGHTS UNDER RESTRAINT: DETENTION OF PRISONERS AND PATIENTS ; C FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF BRITAIN ; PART III. PRIVACY ; C THE SCOPE OF LEGAL PRIVACY ; C FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE ENTRIES, SEARCHES, SEIZURES, AND SURVEILLANCE ; C PROTECTING CONFIDENCES ; C SEX, SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND FAMILY LIFE ; PART IV. EXPRESSION ; C FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ; C MEDIA FREEDOM ; C RESTRICTING EXPRESSION TO PROTECT THE SECURITY OF THE STATE ; C RESTRICTING EXPRESSION TO PROTECT MIXED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERESTS: BLASPHEMY, OBSCENITY AND INDECENCY ; C RESTRICTING EXPRESSION TO FURTHER A PUBLIC INTEREST: CONTEMPT OF COURT ; C PROTEST AND PUBLIC ORDER ; C HUMAN RIGHTS, LIBERTY, AND POLITICAL WILL
