McNamara, Luke.

Human rights controversies : the impact of legal form / Luke McNamara. - Milton Park, Abingdon, UK : Routledge-Cavendish, 2007. - xviii, 300 p. : 25 cm.

Acknowledgments. - Table of cases. - Table of statutes. - 1. Introduction: Universal human rights in a world of localities. - 2. Rolling back an established human right : 'Reforming' the rule against double jeopardy. - 3. Pushing the boundaries of human rights protection : equality and the recognition of same sex relationships. - 4. Balancing 'competing' human rights : drawing the free speech/hate speech line. - 5. Conclusions : does legal form matter? - Bibliography. - Index.

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