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Freedom, the Individual and the Law Harry Street

Freedom, the Individual and the Law By Harry Street

Freedom, the Individual and the Law by Harry Street


$30.99
Condition - Very Good
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Summary

Individual freedom is coming under more complicated and sophisticated threats, which only the law can combat. This book analyzes all the human-rights issues of the moment, such as media invasions of privacy, miscarriages of justice, the Runciman Royal Commission and euthanasia.

Freedom, the Individual and the Law Summary

Freedom, the Individual and the Law by Harry Street

Individual freedom is coming under more complicated and sophisticated threats, which only the law can combat. This book analyzes human-rights issues of the moment, such as media invasions of privacy, miscarriages of justice, the Runciman Royal Commission, euthanasia, Iraqgate at the Old Bailey, police and social-work malpractice, the new Broadcasting and Asylum Acts, attempts to control the security services, discrimination against women, blacks and homosexuals, satellite porn, sado-masochism and prisoners' rights. It criticizes the record of the Government, the public service, the media and the courts in protecting the freedoms of British citizens, explains the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and argues the case for urgent reforms, including a Freedom of Information Act and a Bill of Rights.

Table of Contents

Personal liberty and police powers; public protest; privacy; official secrecy; censorship; regulation - film, video and broadcasting; freedom of expression; fair trial; freedom of movement; freedon from undue control; freedom from discriminiation.

Additional information

GOR001221258
9780140172645
0140172645
Freedom, the Individual and the Law by Harry Street
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
19931125
608
N/A
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