Law: Human rights and civil liberties

Freedom of Expression as Self-Restraint provides a novel justificatory foundation for the principle of freedom of expression.

What is the future of civil rights?

This book uses primary sources to closely examine the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and to show how legal interpretations of it have had a profound impact on American life as we know it.

When Arthur Gochman filed a class-action suit in 1968 on behalf of San Antonio school children, he and his clients were directly challenging the inequality of education funding in Texas.

The international law governing armed conflict is at a crossroads, as the formal framework of laws designed to control the exercise of self-defense and conduct of inter-state conflict finds itself confronted with violent 21st Century disputes of a very different character.

Esta monografia se enmarca en el contexto de la creciente europeizacion del Derecho administrativo y la transformacion de los ordenamientos juridicos nacionales como consecuencia del impacto producido por los actos juridicos de la Union Europea, que no se limita solo a los ambitos de aplicacion directa del Derecho de la Union, sino que abarca igualmente, por la via de la recepcion voluntaria o de la aceptacion indirecta, ambitos de Derecho puramente interno.

In this study of the mechanisms of transitional justice in Poland, Frances Millard asks: How does society come to terms with its past?

For decades Sydney Kentridge QC has been admired as a brilliant advocate, an outstanding lawyer and, during the apartheid years in South Africa, a courageous defender of the individual against an oppressive state.

This book contends that the right of access to justice (at national and international levels) constitutes a basic cornerstone of the international protection of human rights, and conforms a true right to the Law.

This book is about good government-especially ethical and fair government.

This book engages in a theological critique of the legal frameworks and theoretical approaches of Australia, the US and England to create a peaceful coexistence of difference which supports both religious freedom and equality.

This new edition of the Blackstone's Guide to the Anti-Terrorism Legislation provides expert explanation of the key anti-terrorism legislation.

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As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, stark social inequalities have increasingly been revealed and, in many cases, exacerbated by the global health crisis.

This collection of essays analyses how diversity in human identity and disadvantage affects the articulation, realisation, violation and enforcement of human rights.

This book examines the countervailing arguments in the religious exemption debate and explains why this issue continues to be so heated and controversial in modern-day America.

This book uses primary sources to closely examine the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and to show how legal interpretations of it have had a profound impact on American life as we know it.

Free to Believe investigates the protection for freedom of conscience and religion – the first of the “fundamental freedoms” listed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – and its interpretation in the courts.

Should offence to religions be punishable by law, or does freedom of expression extend even to blasphemy?

International human rights law is sometimes criticized as an infringement of constitutional democracy.

This book analyses the international legal framework governing terrorism and counter-terrorism and assesses the legal issues relating to post-9/11 international practice.

This book looks at responsible government under the Australian Constitution.

An excellent resource for high school and college students, this book surveys the size, scope, and nature of government surveillance in 21st-century America, with a particular focus on technology-enabled surveillance and its impact on privacy and other civil liberties.

Since the year 2000, the material and personal scope of EU non-discrimination law has been significantly broadened and has challenged national courts to introduce a comprehensive equality framework into their national law to correspond with the European standard.

The changes made by the Lisbon Treaty suggest that its entry into force in December 2009 marks a new stage in the shaping of the EU's commitment to the protection of fundamental rights.

Examines the persisting inequality between formal commitments to gender equality and equal citizenship.

Explores the effects of the Strasbourg human rights system on the domestic law and politics of post-communist member states.

Constitutions divide into those that provide for a constitutionally protected set of rights, where courts can strike down legislation, and those where rights are protected predominantly by parliament, where courts can interpret legislation to protect rights, but cannot strike down legislation.

We are deeply social creatures.

Captures the essence of the multi-layered subject of human rights law in a way that is authoritative, critical and scholarly.

Palestinians have used the language of human rights to articulate their struggle against the Israeli occupation and internationalise the injustices they face.

Safeguarding Our Privacy and Our Values in an Age of Mass SurveillanceAmerica’s mass surveillance programs, once secret, can no longer be ignored.

This collection of essays is a tribute to Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, who died aged 72 on 1 December 2020 after having retired from the UK Supreme Court just two months earlier.

Constitutions divide into those that provide for a constitutionally protected set of rights, where courts can strike down legislation, and those where rights are protected predominantly by parliament, where courts can interpret legislation to protect rights, but cannot strike down legislation.

This volume outlines why discrimination against older people results from a combination of age and other grounds of discrimination.

One of the most ambitious legacies of the 20th century was the universal commitment to ensure freedom from want as a human right.

The new third edition of Medicine, Ethics and the Law takes account of the numerous cases and proposed legislative changes that have taken place in Ireland since the last edition in 2011.

The importance of the rule of law is universally recognised and of fundamental value for most societies.

The book is for all readers interested in African institutions and contemporary global challenges of peace, security, human rights, and international law.

The most comprehensive and critical analysis of the application of European consensus by the European Court of Human Rights.

This book explores the powers, activities, and accountability of MI5 from the end of the Second World War to 1964.

Without our consent and often without our knowledge, the government can constantly monitor many of our daily activities, using closed circuit TV, global positioning systems, and a wide array of other sophisticated technologies.

What does the right to be oneself entail?

This book brings together papers that offer conceptual analyses, highlight issues, propose solutions, and discuss practices regarding privacy, data protection and Artificial Intelligence.

Under a pretext of humanitarian response to people seeking asylum, nation states are increasingly introducing barriers to prevent entry for those seeking safety and security.

An examination of the debates regarding whether judicial review is an effective and appropriate way to regulate counter-terrorism measures.