Unlocking Human Rights will ensure that you grasp the main concepts of this fascinating and dynamic area of law with ease, providing you with an indispensible foundation in the subject. The book explains in detailed, yet straightforward, terms:

• The nature of human rights

• European Convention on Human Rights

• Human Rights Act

• Right to life

• Torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

• Public order, police powers, freedom of association and assembly

• Right to a fair trial

• Freedom of expression

• Privacy, private life and marriage

• Right to liberty and security

• Prohibition of discrimination

• Terrorism

• Freedom of thought, conscience and religion

• Property rights

• Contemporary themes of UN human rights review of the UK, constitutional reform, and security