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Author:   Nicolas Kang-Riou (University of Salford, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.650kg
ISBN:  

9780415730563

ISBN 10:   0415730562
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   29 October 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Introduction, Nicolas Kang-Riou, Jo Milner and Suryia Nayak 1. Confronting the legalisation of human rights: a counterpoint, Nicolas Kang-Riou Part 1:Confronting the HRA as a legal tool 2. The HRA: origins and intentions, Francesca Klug 3. High points and low points in the first 10 years: a view from the Bench, Lady Hale 4. Human rights protection in Australia: the Commonwealth's odd one out?, Michael Kirby 5. Inspired by the HRA: the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities, Diane Sisely Part 2: Topical confrontations of the HRA 6. The HRA in an age of terror, Irene Kahan 7. ""Repatriating"" Churchill's legacy, Keith Ewing 8. Limits and achievements of the HRA from the socio-economic point of view: the HRA, poverty and social exclusion, Alice Donald and Elizabeth Mottershaw 9. The Human Rights Act and assisted suicide: the (most) unkindest cut of all?, Jo Milner and Lisbeth Bourne Part 3: Activist Confrontations 10. What potential does the HRA hold for domestic violence groups?, Ronagh McQuigg 11. Feminism, women, rape and social change, Catherine Little and Kate Cook 12. Testimony, tolerance and hospitality: The limitations of the HRA in relation to asylum seekers, Suryia Nayak and Revive & The Salford Forum for Refugees & People Seeking Asylum United for Change Campaign Group 13. The politics of protest and the HRA, Peter Tatchell 14. Blacklilsting of trade-unionists: What is the point of human rights law?, Dave Smith and Keith Ewing Part 4: The future? Confronting the Bill of Rights 15. Security, citizenship and responsibilities beyond the HRA: Towards a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities in the UK 16. The HRA or a British Bill of Rights: Riding back on human rights' protection?, Helen Fenwick"

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Nicolas Kang-Riou is a lecturer at the university of Salford and is currently researching the concepts of truth and virtue in relation to human rights law and international law. Jo Milner is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Salford whose research interests focus on the areas of public law, identity politics, social exclusion, discrimination, and human rights. Suryia Nayak is Senior lecturer in Social Work at the University of Salford, with a particular interest in psychoanalysis, feminism, post-colonialism and deconstructism.

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