UID:
almafu_9958093328102883
Umfang:
1 online resource (398 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-86418-3
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1-134-86416-7
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1-134-86419-1
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0-203-30326-1
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1-280-06271-1
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0-203-42311-9
Inhalt:
'Vital reading for all people who want authoritative evaluation of the state of civil liberties and political rights in Britain today. The analysis is lucid, balanced and scholarly.' - Helena Kennedy QC
Anmerkung:
"The Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom."
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures, tables and boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations and acronyms; How to use this book; The British Tradition of Constitutional Rights Political freedom in the United Kingdom; Auditing Political Rights and Freedoms The Human Rights Index; The Three Pillars of Liberty The system; Ensuring and Securing Democratic Rights The system; Parliamentary Scrutiny of the Executive Government and Parliament; The 'Culture of Liberty' Political culture; The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 Test case
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How the Courts Protect Political Rights The courtsEqual Access to Political Rights Equality; 'The British Way of Doing Things' The system; The Ascendancy of Official Secrecy Freedom of information; A Freedom Too Governed by Law Freedom of expression; The Residual Right of Public Protest Freedom of assembly; The Mixed Record Freedom of association and trade unionism; The Chilling Effect of State Surveillance State surveillance; The Use of Force, Arrest and Detention Life and personal liberty; Britain's Missing Voters The right to vote and stand for election
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Findings The system and individual freedomsPolitical Freedom in the UK The Democratic Audit; The Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom; The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Optional Protocol; The European Convention on Human Rights; and the First, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Protocols; International Human Rights Instruments Used to Compile the Index; Table of cases; Bibliography and sources; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-415-09642-1
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-415-09641-3
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.4324/9780203423110
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