Law: Human rights and civil liberties

Since its inception, the European Convention on Human Rights has been a beacon of hope to gay men and lesbians in Europe.

In an epoch of transnational armed conflict, global environmental harm, and rising inequality, the extraterritorial application of human rights law has become a pressing and controversial legal issue.

Religions are a problem for human rights, and human rights are a problem for religions.

Most modern democracies punish hate speech.

Most modern democracies punish hate speech.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the law and procedure of the European Court of Human Rights.

This work provides an authoritative survey of America's long and turbulent history of rebellion, sedition, and treason against government authority and institutions.

The European Convention on Human Rights: A Commentary is the first complete article-by-article commentary on the ECHR and its Protocols in English.

The European Convention on Human Rights: A Commentary is the first complete article-by-article commentary on the ECHR and its Protocols in English.

Minority Accommodation through Territorial and Non-Territorial Autonomy explores the relationship between minority, territory, and autonomy, and how it informs our understanding of non-territorial autonomy (NTA) as a strategy for accommodating ethno-cultural diversity in modern societies.

Minority Accommodation through Territorial and Non-Territorial Autonomy explores the relationship between minority, territory, and autonomy, and how it informs our understanding of non-territorial autonomy (NTA) as a strategy for accommodating ethno-cultural diversity in modern societies.

This book offers a fresh approach to human rights by analyzing the role of institutional checks and balances, governmentalism and system's approach, intended for the prevention of human rights violations, the enforcement of human rights norms and rules, and important actors such as International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGO), and domestic Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

Non-territorial autonomy (NTA) is a statecraft tool that is increasingly gaining importance in societies seeking to accommodate demands by ethno-cultural groups for a voice in cultural affairs important to the protection and preservation of their identity, such as language, education, and religion.

How can we guarantee a right to life or a right to health without also guaranteeing a decent environment in which to exercise these rights?

How can we guarantee a right to life or a right to health without also guaranteeing a decent environment in which to exercise these rights?

Senior judges and politicians increasingly question the role of the EU and the European Court of Human Rights.

Senior judges and politicians increasingly question the role of the EU and the European Court of Human Rights.

When part of a person's body is separated from them, or when a person dies, it is unclear what legal status the item of bodily material is able to obtain.

When part of a person's body is separated from them, or when a person dies, it is unclear what legal status the item of bodily material is able to obtain.

Tom Bingham (1933-2010) was the 'greatest judge of our time' (The Guardian), a towering figure in modern British public life who championed the rule of law and human rights inside and outside the courtroom.

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 updated edition offers a fresh approach to the law governing employment relations, emphasising the contemporary policy themes of social inclusion, competitiveness, and the rights of citizenship in the workplace.

Originally the constitution was expected to express and channel popular sovereignty.

Originally the constitution was expected to express and channel popular sovereignty.

Contemporary political and legal theory typically justifies the value of political and legal institutions on the grounds that such institutions bring about desirable outcomes - such as justice, security, and prosperity.

Contemporary political and legal theory typically justifies the value of political and legal institutions on the grounds that such institutions bring about desirable outcomes - such as justice, security, and prosperity.

The UK has some of the largest immigration detention facilities in Europe, holding as many as 3000 individuals at any point in time.

The UK has some of the largest immigration detention facilities in Europe, holding as many as 3000 individuals at any point in time.

We are deeply social creatures.

We are deeply social creatures.

Human rights have traditionally been understood as protecting individual freedom against intrusion by the State.

In recent years the impact of human rights and fundamental rights on private law has risen in prominence and led to a whole series of detailed investigations.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 came into force on 1 January 2005, creating a new statutory 'right to open government'.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 came into force on 1 January 2005, creating a new statutory 'right to open government'.

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 updated edition offers a fresh approach to the law governing employment relations, emphasising the contemporary policy themes of social inclusion, competitiveness, and the rights of citizenship in the workplace.

In recent years European prison law and policy have emerged as a force to be reckoned with.

Each state in Europe has its own national laws which affect religion and these are increasingly the subject of political and academic debate.

Tom Bingham (1933-2010) was the 'greatest judge of our time' (The Guardian), a towering figure in modern British public life who championed the rule of law and human rights inside and outside the courtroom.

Since 2008 increasing pirate activities in Somalia, the Gulf of Aden, and the Indian Ocean have once again drawn the international community's attention to piracy and armed robbery at sea.

Large-scale migration constitutes an unavoidable social reality within the European Union.

Large-scale migration constitutes an unavoidable social reality within the European Union.

The Defamation Act constitutes a significant overhaul of UK defamation legislation, which follows years of concern about the detrimental effects that preceeding libel laws had on freedom of expression, and the extent to which the jurisdiction had become a magnet for libel claimants.

The Defamation Act constitutes a significant overhaul of UK defamation legislation, which follows years of concern about the detrimental effects that preceeding libel laws had on freedom of expression, and the extent to which the jurisdiction had become a magnet for libel claimants.

The fifth edition of this highly praised study charts and explains the progress that continues to be made towards the goal of worldwide abolition of the death penalty.

The fifth edition of this highly praised study charts and explains the progress that continues to be made towards the goal of worldwide abolition of the death penalty.

Courts in different jurisdictions face similar human rights questions.

Courts in different jurisdictions face similar human rights questions.

The use of solitary confinement in prisons became common with the rise of the modern penitentiary during the first half of the nineteenth century and his since remained a feature of many prison systems all over the world.

The use of solitary confinement in prisons became common with the rise of the modern penitentiary during the first half of the nineteenth century and his since remained a feature of many prison systems all over the world.