Human Rights Law

PART I: HUMAN RIGHTS: THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1. Introduction: the idea of human rights 2. The European Convention on Human Rights 3. The European Convention and the law of the United Kingdom 4. The Human Rights Act 1998 (1) rights and duties 5. The Human Rights Act 1998 (2) proceedings and remedies PART II: SUBSTANTIVE RIGHTS AND APPLICATION 6. Convention law: pervasive themes 7. Ancillary rights 8. Article 2 right to life 9. Article 3 prohibition of torture 10. Article 4 prohibition of slavery and forced labour 11. Article 5 right to liberty and security 12. Right to a fair trial 13. Article 7 no punishment without law 14. Introduction to Articles 8-11 15. Article 8 right to respect for private and family life 16. Applications: prisoner's rights, deportation and medical law 17. Applications: police powers 18. Article 9 freedom of thought, conscience and religion 19. Article 10 freedom of expression 20. Article 11 freedom of assembly and association 21. Article 12 right to marry 22. Applications: media law and privacy 23. Applications: political protest and public order 24. Article 1 of the First Protocol protection of property 25. Article 2 of the First Protocol right to education 26. Article 3 of the First Protocol right to free elections 27. Anti-terrorism law and human rights