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Book
Description
The Human Rights Act brought the European Convention on Human Rights
into British law. Since this important, constitutional Act came into
force it has had a momentous impact on our legal system: human rights
challenges to the compatibility of primary legislation have been made;
significant areas of criminal law have been reviewed; and the test for
judicial review in human rights cases has been substantially altered.
The third edition of this best-selling text puts these recent
developments in context and provides an up-to-date introduction to the
Act and Convention. Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 has
been extensively rewritten for even greater ease of use and now:
· provides
a clear, concise explanation of how the Human Rights Act 1998 has been
applied;
· summarizes the interpretative techniques that lawyers need to
understand;
· outlines the scope of the Convention Articles and highlights the
latest key domestic cases on relevant rights.
Synopsis
"Even after a mere two years, it is possible to form a reasonably
clear impression as to what are likely be the ultimate consequences of
the ECHR being made part of our domestic law. It is already obvious that
the result will be changes, significant changes, to our constitutional
arrangements" Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Human Rights Act 1998 brought the European Convention on Human
Rights into British law. Since this important, constitutional Act came
into force it has had a momentous impact on our legal system. For
example: Challenges to the human rights compatibility of primary
legislation have led to the amendment of Acts of Parliament (for
instance the Mental Health Act); Significant areas of criminal law have
been reviewed - including some statutory presumptions and assumptions
(for example on the possession of drugs); The test for judicial review
in human rights cases has been substantially altered; The right to life
has been used to improve coroners' inquests but has not been held to
grant a right to die; The competing rights of privacy and freedom of
expression have been instrumental in determining cases where celebrities
have tried to prevent.
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