Towards a constitutional Bill of Rights for the United Kingdom : commentary and documents
- Title
- Towards a constitutional Bill of Rights for the United Kingdom : commentary and documents / Robert Blackburn.
- Published by
- London ; New York : Pinter, 1999.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- xxxix, 1104 pages; 25 cm.
- Summary
- "This book, comprising a commentary and extensive collection of documents, is a work of reference for all those concerned with the protection of human rights and civil liberties in the United Kingdom."--BOOK JACKET. "It gives a history of the background and pressures that led to the Human Rights Act 1998, and sets out the arguments and options for the future preparation and enactment of a home-grown constitutional Bill of Rights."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series statement
- The constitutional reform series
- Uniform title
- Constitutional reform series
- Subject
- Contents
- The Human Rights Act: The first step towards a constitutional Bill of Rights for the UK -- Pt. I. Commentary: Towards a Constitutional Bill of Rights -- Pt. II. Documents. 1. Civil Rights and Freedoms in the UK. 2. International Bills of Rights. 3. Incorporation of the ECHR in the UK. 4. Comparative Bills of Rights: (Europe, the Commonwealth and America). 5. Proposals for a UK Bill of Rights. 6. Sovereignty, the Judiciary and a Bill of Rights. 7. Political Opinion on a Bill of Rights. 8. Writings and Speeches on a Bill of Rights. 9. Implementation of a UK Bill of Rights.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [1075]-1088) and index.