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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451521703321

Titolo

Understanding human rights principles / / edited by Jeffrey Jowell and Jonathan Cooper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Hart Publishing, , 2001

ISBN

1-4725-6231-3

1-281-04197-1

9786611041977

1-84731-315-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Collana

The justice series

Disciplina

323

Soggetti

Human rights

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Concept of a Lawful Interference with Fundamental Rights -- Identifying the Principles of Proportionality -- Determining Civil Rights and Obligations -- Positive Obligations Under the Convention -- The "Horizontal Effect" of the Human Rights Act: Moving Beyond the Public-Private Distinction -- The Place of the Human Rights Act in a Democratic Society.

Sommario/riassunto

"Human rights are brought to life by a number of defining principles. This text explores each of those principles in depth through comprehensive,informative and provocative papers written by prominent and distinguished practitioners and legal academics. These papers were first delivered at a series of seminars organised by JUSTICE and University College London"--Bloomsbury Publishing.