Blackstone*s Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (Blackstone*s Guide Series)

Human rights law in the UK continues to evolve as a result of cases from both the domestic and Strasbourg Courts. The fourth edition of this popular guide puts recent developments in context and provide an up-to-date introduction to the Act and Convention. The book contains the full text of the Human Rights Act 1998, the European Convention on Human Rights, and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

John Wadham has extensive experience in privacy, regulatory, administrative, human rights and civil liberties law. Since 2003 he has been Deputy Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), and prior to this he was Director of Liberty. In addition to his practical experience as a solicitor, John has co-authored a number of titles in the areas of public law, human rights, and civil liberties, including; Blackstone's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (OUP, 2nd edn Jan 2005 with Jonathan Griffiths); Blackstone's Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (OUP, 3rd edn Oct. 2003 with Helen Mountfield and Anna Edmundson); and the civil liberties section of The Penguin Guide to the Law.

Helen Mountfield (Call 1991) is a barrister at Matrix Chambers specialising in public law, particularly judicial review, and has a substantial practice in employment law, election law and information law. Issues of human rights, discrimination and EU law intersect across her whole practice.
Anna Edmundson is Deputy Director of the British Institute of Human Rights and was formerly Legal Information Manager at Matrix Chambers.