Judicial review and the Human Rights Act. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard Gordon QC and Tim Ward.
• Other Names: Gordon, R. J. F (Richard John Francis); Cavendish Publishing Limited.
• Contents: 1. The Human Rights Act -- Introduction -- The rights incorporated -- The interpretative obligations on the court -- Claimants, defendants and forum -- Time limits and retrospective effect of the Human Rights Act -- Effect of a breach of the Convention in domestic law -- The statutory defence -- Damages -- Special protection for articles 9 and 10 -- Derogations and reservations -- The role of Strasbourg. 2. Claimants and defendants -- Standing to challenge -- Defendants: who will be subject to a Convention challenge? 3. Convention concepts -- Convention concepts in domestic law -- Scope of application of Convention concepts -- Interpreting the Convention -- Concepts affecting application of the Convention -- Concepts informing the approach of the court. 4. Convention rights -- Article 1: Obligation to respect human rights -- Article 2: Right to life -- Article 3: Prohibition of torture -- Article 4: Prohibition of slavery and forced labour -- Article 5: Right to liberty and security -- Article 7: No punishment without law -- Article 8: Right to respect for private and family life -- Article 9: Freedom of thought, conscience and religion -- Article 10: Freedom of expression -- Article 11: Freedom of assembly and association -- Article 12: Right to marry -- Article 13: Right to an effective remedy -- Article 14: Prohibition of discrimination -- Article 15: Derogation in time of emergency -- Article 16: Restrictions on political activity of aliens -- Article 17: Prohibition of abuse of rights -- Article 18: Limitation on use of restrictions on rights -- Article 1 of Protocol No 1: Protection of property -- Article 2 of Protocol No 1: Right to education -- Article 3 of Protocol No 1: Right to free elections -- Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 6: The death penalty. 5. Article 6, judicial review and natural justice -- Overview -- Application of Article 6(1) -- Article 6(1), administrative decision making and judicial review -- The substance of Article 6(1) -- Guarantees in criminal cases. 6. Damages -- Introduction -- Damages under the Human Rights Act -- The Strasbourg case law. 7. The Convention and community law -- Overview -- The ECHR in community law -- The scope of human rights protection in community law -- Fundamental rights in community law and the Human Rights Act. Appendices: 1. The Human Rights Act 1998 -- 2. The European Convention on Human Rights.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge-Cavendish
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (342 pages)
• Subjects: 342.42085; Civil rights -- Great Britain; Judicial review -- Great Britain; Human rights -- Great Britain; Civil rights; Human rights; Judicial review; Mensenrechten; Wetten; Privaatrecht; Toetsingsrecht; Europese conventie tot bescherming van de rechten van de mens en de fundamentele vrijheden; Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781135347147
• Related ISBNs: 113534714X
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