Civil liberties
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Civil liberties
（Clarendon law series）
Oxford University Press, 2007
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- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-204) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780199236169
Description
This book traces the origins of the term civil liberties, unpicking its various layers of meaning and explaining what it has come to mean today. Gearty argues that the protection of civil liberties is a vital front in the struggle to preserve political freedom and that a proper understanding of and commitment to civil liberties has never been more important. Civil Liberties provides a fresh, clear, and stimulating approach to civil liberties by tying the law and
practice of the subject firmly to democratic and political rights. The author examines the key civil liberties of our democratic age: the right to vote; the rights to life, liberty and security of the person; the freedoms of thought, conscience, expression, association and assembly; the prohibition on
torture and inhuman and degrading treatment; and discusses the contemporary challenges that civil liberties face, including globalisation and the war on terror
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: pbk ISBN 9780199283002
Description
This book provides a fresh, clear, and stimulating approach to civil liberties by tying the law and practice of the subject firmly to democratic and political rights. The author examines the key civil liberties of our democratic age: the right to vote; the rights to life, liberty and security of the person; the freedoms of thought, conscience, expression, association and assembly; the prohibition on torture and inhuman and degrading treatment; and discusses the
contemporary challenges that civil liberties face, including globalisation and the war on terror.
Table of Contents
- PART I: FOUNDATIONS
- PART II: PROTECTING CIVIL LIBERTIES IN A DEMOCRATIC STATE
- PART III: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES
- PART IV: CONCLUSION
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