Human Rights Law and Practice
Date: 23 October 2009
Authors: Professor Susan Nash
Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7390
Categories: Features
General Editors: Lord Lester of Herne Hill Q.C,
Lord Pannick QC and Javan Herberg
LexisNexis 2009, £230 (h/b) pp 974 ISBN 9781405736862
The third edition of this book provides a comprehensive, coherent account of the background, content and application of human rights in the UK.
It addresses every section of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) and the articles of the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention), and its First Protocol.
The editors and contributors are all acknowledged experts in the field. It is arranged in nine chapters with an appendix providing the text of HRA 1998, and relevant articles of the ECHR.
The text of each chapter is supplemented by extensive footnotes providing statements of judicial principle. The authors have chosen to identify and analyse principles rather than to cite every relevant case.
The first two chapters provide an excellent, interesting introduction to the history of human rights protection in the UK, placing HRA 1998 in its political context.
The third chapter considers the special principles of interpretation applicable to the HRA 1998, explaining both the doctrine of “margin of appreciation” and the limitations on Convention rights.
The fourth chapter provides a detailed exploration of Arts 4–18 of the Convention, and Ars 1–3 of the First Protocol. This chapter is exceptionally well researched providing the busy practitioner with sufficient material to assist with the majority of human rights matters.
Chapter 8 describes the system of parliamentary scrutiny of the UK’s compliance with its international human rights obligations, while the final chapter is an overview of the principle international human rights instruments and codes which impact on the law of the UK.
The practical value of this book cannot be overstated. It provides, between one set of covers, access to a wealth of detailed information about the fastest growing area of jurisprudence in the UK. All practitioners and academic lawyers should have access to a copy.
Professor Susan Nash, City University, London
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