Legislating for Human Rights: The Parliamentary Debates on the Human Rights Bill

Lib Peck

ISBN 10: 1841130982 / ISBN 13: 9781841130989

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Legislating for Human Rights: The Parliamentary Debates on the Human Rights Bill
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841130982
• ISBN 13: 9781841130989
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 419 grams

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Synopsis

An invaluable compendium of the Parliamentary debates on one of the most far reaching pieces of legislation this century – The Human Rights Act 1998. It is essential reading for those taking cases under the Act or interested in the development of human rights. As well as setting out the Government's intention for each section of the Act in an accessible format,this book is also a good read.



Key issues include: Pepper v Hart statements on interpretation of the Human Rights Act;

Underlying principles of the Human Rights Act

About the Author

Dr Jonathan Cooper was born in 1965 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and educated in Cannock, Staffordshire. He served in the Merchant Navy and in the Royal Air Force, before undertaking an MLitt and PhD from Glasgow University in battlefield and conflict archaeology. His previous work includes the first in-depth study of his hometown battle at Linlithgow Bridge.