- Preface
- New to this edition
- Table of Cases
- Tables of Legislation
- Part I Fundamental Principles of the Constitution
- 1. The meaning of a constitution
- 2. Separation of powers
- 3. Rule of law
- 4. The legislative supremacy of Parliament
- Part II The Institutional Framework of the Constitution
- 5. Parliament
- 6. The European Union
- 7. The structure of the United Kingdom and devolution
- Part III Sources of the Constitution
- 8. Primary and secondary legislation
- 9. EU law
- 10. Constitutional conventions
- 11. Judge-made law
- 12. The royal prerogative
- Part IV Judicial Review of Administrative Action
- 13. The nature of judicial review
- 14. The grounds for judicial review
- 15. Judicial review remedies
- Part V Alternative Means of Redress
- 16. Tribunals, inquiries, and the ombudsmen remedy
- Part VI Civil Liberties
- 17. Freedoms and liberties in the United Kingdom
- 18. Freedom of expression
- 19. Police powers
- 20. Freedom of assembly and public order
- Index
(p. 405) Part VI Civil Liberties
- Author(s):
Neil Parpworth
This chapter is concerned with how freedoms and liberties might be protected in the UK. It begins with an attempt to distinguish between human rights and civil liberties, whilst recognizing that this is by no means a straightforward task. It then covers political and social or economic rights, the traditional means of protecting civil liberties in the UK, the European Convention on Human Rights, the incorporation of the Convention into English law, and judicial deference/discretionary areas of judgment. The Human Rights Act 1998 is reviewed from a protection of rights perspective. Finally, the question of a Bill of Rights for the UK is considered.
Access to the complete content on Law Trove requires a subscription or purchase. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription.
Please subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you have purchased a print title that contains an access code, please see the information provided with the code or instructions printed within the title for information about how to register your code.
For questions on access or troubleshooting, please check our FAQs, and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.
- Preface
- New to this edition
- Table of Cases
- Tables of Legislation
- Part I Fundamental Principles of the Constitution
- 1. The meaning of a constitution
- 2. Separation of powers
- 3. Rule of law
- 4. The legislative supremacy of Parliament
- Part II The Institutional Framework of the Constitution
- 5. Parliament
- 6. The European Union
- 7. The structure of the United Kingdom and devolution
- Part III Sources of the Constitution
- 8. Primary and secondary legislation
- 9. EU law
- 10. Constitutional conventions
- 11. Judge-made law
- 12. The royal prerogative
- Part IV Judicial Review of Administrative Action
- 13. The nature of judicial review
- 14. The grounds for judicial review
- 15. Judicial review remedies
- Part V Alternative Means of Redress
- 16. Tribunals, inquiries, and the ombudsmen remedy
- Part VI Civil Liberties
- 17. Freedoms and liberties in the United Kingdom
- 18. Freedom of expression
- 19. Police powers
- 20. Freedom of assembly and public order
- Index
