This book, which offers a panoramic assessment of the record of the UK's highest court on human rights matters , will be greeted with enthusiasm on many sides. ... Clarity and directness are prominent hallmarks of Dickson's style which many will find refreshing ... few will deny that books such as these make a much-needed contribution to public understanding of a very important subject with far-reaching practical implications.

The Commonwealth Lawyer

How does the UK Supreme Court approach human rights law? This book presents the first comprehensive overview of the human rights jurisprudence of the Court, analysing the opinions expressed by the current Justices and their predecessors, both judicially and extra-judicially. It criticizes the judges for not developing the common law in a way which supplements the Human Rights Act, for not making imaginative enough use of that Act, and for adopting an attitude to Convention rights which is often out of step with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. After setting the scene by explaining the constraints which are placed on the Supreme Court Justices, the book considers how human rights are conceptualized by the Court in general and how in particular the procedural questions thrown up by the Human Rights Act have been dealt with so far. It then examines on a right-by-right basis the Justices' position on all the Convention rights and those additional international human rights standards which have been incorporated into UK law. Focusing on the views expressed by individual judges, the book details the many differences of opinion which have come to light and characterizes the prevailing positions, before attempting to predict what stance may be adopted in future on new issues. The book offers an invaluable resource for any practitioners bringing human rights cases before the Court, and its critical arguments on the state of UK human rights law will be essential reading for all academics working in European human rights law.
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How does the UK Supreme Court approach human rights law? This book provides the first comprehensive overview of human rights in the highest UK court, criticizing the failure of UK judges to develop the common law in sympathy with human rights.
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This book, which offers a panoramic assessment of the record of the UK's highest court on human rights matters , will be greeted with enthusiasm on many sides. ... Clarity and directness are prominent hallmarks of Dickson's style which many will find refreshing ... few will deny that books such as these make a much-needed contribution to public understanding of a very important subject with far-reaching practical implications.
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The first comprehensive, critical overview of the development of human rights law by the UK's top court Provides a detailed examination of the approach of Supreme Court judges and Law Lords to major substantive and procedural aspects of human rights law, and is an invaluable aid for any practitioner bringing a human rights case before the court Includes a thorough examination of the reception of the case law of the UK's top court in the European Court of Human Rights
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Brice Dickson is Professor of International and Comparative Law at Queen's University Belfast and a former Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. He has published widely on human rights and on judicial activism, particularly at the level of the House of Lords and Supreme Court.
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The first comprehensive, critical overview of the development of human rights law by the UK's top court Provides a detailed examination of the approach of Supreme Court judges and Law Lords to major substantive and procedural aspects of human rights law, and is an invaluable aid for any practitioner bringing a human rights case before the court Includes a thorough examination of the reception of the case law of the UK's top court in the European Court of Human Rights
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199697458
Publisert
2013
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
976 gr
Høyde
255 mm
Bredde
182 mm
Dybde
33 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
472

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Om bidragsyterne

Brice Dickson is Professor of International and Comparative Law at Queen's University Belfast and a former Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. He has published widely on human rights and on judicial activism, particularly at the level of the House of Lords and Supreme Court.