Human Rights in the UK: An Introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998

"Human rights issues are currently high on the political and academic agenda and this is now being reflected in their increasing importance within the law curriculum. This introductory textbook aims to provide new law students with a thorough grounding in the subject, bringing them fully up-to-date on the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on UK law, as well as providing an accessible and thought-provoking discussion for both students and professionals." Human Rights in the UK is ideal for students of the following courses: Ist year LL.B. specialist option in human rights at A-Level, ILEX Part 1, CPE, LPC and BVC. It also provides a valuable reference source for those from a non-legal background requiring an accessible introduction to the subject, drawing as it does on both authors' extensive experience lecturing on human rights to a variety of audiences, both legal and non-legal, at school, university and professional levels.