Human Rights Law in the UK : Themes and Principles

This book offers a rich analysis of many aspects of human rights law in the UK and the European legal framework while also including critiques of human rights and the varying conceptions of rights.This book has the advantage of engaging with both Strasbourg caselaw, domestic jurisprudence and the academic scholarship.The issues covered include the right to life, the prohibition of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, abortion and assisted dying, modern slavery and human trafficking, terrorism, immigration, privacy, hate speech, protest, religion, equality and non-discrimination.