Understanding Human Rights Principles

Abstract

The concept of a lawful interference with fundamental rights, Helen Mountfield: overview the contention meaning of prescribed by areas of potential change in English law. Identifying the principles of proportionality, Michael Fordham and Thomas de la Mare: introduction proportionality - suggested principles Wednesbury review Luxembourg review Strasbourg review constitutional review intensive domestic review Human Rights Act review proportionality under the 1998 Act - suggested rules. determining civil rights and obligations, Javan Herberg, Andrew Le Sueur and Jane Mulcahy: the gateway to Article 6.1 protection the context of incorporation contestation arguable rights determination civil rights as private rights? recognised by domestic law. Positive obligations under the convention, Keir Starmer: introduction the theoretical basis for positive obligations the scope of positive obligations under the convention the duty to put in place a legal framework which provides effective protection for convention rights the duty to prevent breaches of convention rights the duty to provide information and advice relevant to a breach of convention rights the duty to respond to breaches of convention rights the duty to provide resources to individuals whose convention rights are at stake the relationship between positive and negative obligations conclusion. The horizontal effect of the Human Rights Act - moving beyond the public-private distinction, Murray Hunt: introduction the range of opinions commonwealth comparisons the inappropriateness of the geometric metaphor how should the common law be rendered compatible?. The place of the Human Rights Act in a democratic society, Rabinder Singh: the political and philosophical background to the relationship between fundamental human rights and democracy the principles in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights on the relationship between democracy and human rights the Human Rights Act - a democratic bill of rights.