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On Fantasy Island : Britain, Europe, and Human Rights.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (257 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191091629
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: On Fantasy IslandDDC classification:
  • 341.48099999999999
LOC classification:
  • KJC5132.G437 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- On Fantasy Island: Britain, Europe, and Human Rights -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- PART I: Introduction -- 1: Why the Human Rights Act Matters -- PART II: The Fantasies -- 2: The Myth of the Marvellous Past -- 3: The Seductive Power of the Present -- 4: The Inevitability of Human Rights -- 5: The Supremacy of the Human Rights Act -- 6: The Supremacy of the Judges -- 7: The Supremacy of Strasbourg -- 8: A Charter for the Bad -- Part III: The Facts -- 9: Protecting the Exposed -- Fairness for All -- Justice -- Inclusivity -- 10: Making a Difference -- 11: Telling Us Who We Are -- PART IV: The Future -- 12: Repeal: How Can We Tell? -- 13: British Values: Shrinking into (Little) England -- Part V: Conclusion -- 14: Defend the Human Rights Act! -- Table of Cases -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: The repeal of the Human Rights Act is one of the major political questions of our day. In an engaging insight into the fantasies and myths driving the case for repeal, Conor Gearty defends the importance of the HRA and debunks the arguments that would see a UK Bill of Rights. An essential book for all readers who want to be informed on the debate.
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Cover -- On Fantasy Island: Britain, Europe, and Human Rights -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- PART I: Introduction -- 1: Why the Human Rights Act Matters -- PART II: The Fantasies -- 2: The Myth of the Marvellous Past -- 3: The Seductive Power of the Present -- 4: The Inevitability of Human Rights -- 5: The Supremacy of the Human Rights Act -- 6: The Supremacy of the Judges -- 7: The Supremacy of Strasbourg -- 8: A Charter for the Bad -- Part III: The Facts -- 9: Protecting the Exposed -- Fairness for All -- Justice -- Inclusivity -- 10: Making a Difference -- 11: Telling Us Who We Are -- PART IV: The Future -- 12: Repeal: How Can We Tell? -- 13: British Values: Shrinking into (Little) England -- Part V: Conclusion -- 14: Defend the Human Rights Act! -- Table of Cases -- Bibliography -- Index.

The repeal of the Human Rights Act is one of the major political questions of our day. In an engaging insight into the fantasies and myths driving the case for repeal, Conor Gearty defends the importance of the HRA and debunks the arguments that would see a UK Bill of Rights. An essential book for all readers who want to be informed on the debate.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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