Fenwick, Helen

Civil liberties and human rights / Helen Fenwick. - 4th ed. - New York : Routledge-Cavendish, 2007. - lxxxix, 1631 p. ; 25 cm.

First published as: Civil liberties

Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface. - Table of cases. - Table of UK statutes. - Table of UK statutory instruments. - Table of national legislation from other jurisdictions. - Table of treaties and conventions. - Table of EC legislation. - Part I : Theories of rights; legal protection for rights and liberties in the UK. - 1. The nature of rights and liberties. - 2. The European Convention on Human Rights. - 3. Traditional methods of protecting civil liberties in the UK. - 4. The Human Rights Act. Part II: Expression. - 5. Restraining freedom of expression under the law of contempt. - 6.Offensive speech. - 7. Official secrecy; access to state information. - 8. Freedom of protest and assembly. - Part III: The protection of privacy. - 9. Protection for personal information. - 10. Powers of the security and intelligence services; state surveillance; search and seizure of property. - Part IV : Personal liberty. - 11. Freedom from arbitrary search, arrest and detention; suspects' rights in criminal investigations. - 12. Police questioning; safeguards for suspects. - 13. Redress for police malpractice. - 14. Anti-terrorism law and human rights. - Part V : Equality and theories of anti-discrimination laws. - 15. Anti-discrimination legislation. - Index.

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Civil rights--Great Britain.

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