Civil Liberties and Human Rights in England and Wales - Hardcover

Feldman, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198765592 ISBN 13: 9780198765592

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This new edition of the successful and authoritative textbook has been extensively updated. It discusses developments such as the growing importance of the ECHR, the increased commitment of the EC to human rights, and the election of a Labour government in the UK which is determined to increase respect for rights and civil liberties. A new section on equality and discrimination law has been added.

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About the Author

David Feldman is Barber Professor of Jurisprudence, and Head of the School of Law at the University of Birmingham. He has previously taught at the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Oxford, and at the Australian National University, Canberra. He is also, amongst other things, a member of the Editorial Committee of The Anglo-American Law Review and the Journal of Civil Liberties.

Review

`An excellent book which will rapidly become the authoritative text in this field.' Steven Greer, University of Bristol

`An excellent and timely addition to available texts.' Richard de Friend, University of Kent

`Excellent overall review of all the ground likely to be covered in a Civil Liberties course. The author is to be congratulated on the enormous width of the knowledge transmitted ... Very well written; very interesting.' P.R. Ghandhi, University of Reading

`The best book on the subject on the market. In fact, the only book!' Dr Satvinder Singh Juss, University of Westminster

`One of the few books to deal with the philosophical concepts and the substantive law.' Mr M.J. Kemble, Manchester Metropolitan University

An excellent combination of a sound esposition of the subject together with a stimulating theoretical commentary - most textbooks should be cast in this mould !' Andrew Halpin, University of Southampton

`Excellent book and much-needed bringing together of a very diverse and complicated area of UK and international law. Very good for placing many diverse elements in context of larger picture.' Ruth Kirby, Institute of Education

`Excellent.' Anne Griffiths, University of East London

`This is an excellent work of scholarship filling a significant gap in the market - and competitively priced.' Professor S H Bailey, University of Nottingham

`It is an excellent and stupendous effort.' Professor Clive Walker, University of Leeds

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0198765592
• ISBN 13: 9780198765592
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1184