Description: 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.
Brief description: Stephanie Palmer has taught for many years at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law and also at Harvard Law School. She is a barrister at Blackstone Chambers, a joint General Editor of the European Human Rights Law Review, a Fellow of Girton College and the Lauterpacht Centre, Cambridge. She is a member of the Alliance for Lawyers at Risk and on the Advisory Board of the Pro Bono organisation, the Law Corner. Her published work on official secrecy and freedom of information has been translated into French, Spanish, Ukrainian and Russian. She has given advice to the Parliament of Ukraine on constitutional issues and given evidence before a UK Parliamentary Select Committee on behalf of Liberty.
Review Quotes: 'The authors bring the subject to life in a rich, multifaceted way, and their expertise and experience make the book a reliable, thought-provoking guide. Readers will find illumination and stimulating new ideas on every page, as I have.' David Feldman, KC, FBA, FRSA