Publication date:
20 January 2005Length of book:
464 pagesPublisher
Pluto PressISBN-13: 9781849644679
This is the eighth edition of the successful civil liberties guide Your Rights.
Now expanded and extended in scope to include all new legislation that has come into force since the last edition was published in 2000, this book includes, a new introduction covering the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights and a new chapter on the Rights of the Bereaved. In addition to, updated and expanded chapters on the rights of suspects, rights of defendants, rights of prisoners, rights of immigrants and the rights of families and children.
Written by leading lawyers and campaigners at Liberty, this is the ultimate reference handbook for specialists and general readers alike.
Now expanded and extended in scope to include all new legislation that has come into force since the last edition was published in 2000, this book includes, a new introduction covering the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights and a new chapter on the Rights of the Bereaved. In addition to, updated and expanded chapters on the rights of suspects, rights of defendants, rights of prisoners, rights of immigrants and the rights of families and children.
Written by leading lawyers and campaigners at Liberty, this is the ultimate reference handbook for specialists and general readers alike.
'A very useful general guide. It is the kind of book that everyone needs from time to time, whether it is to decide whether there are grounds for using the law or just to check up on something. It is well laid out and easy to use'