UK Record on Civil Liberties
Author : National Council for Civil Liberties
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,90 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Civil rights
ISBN :
Author : National Council for Civil Liberties
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,90 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Civil rights
ISBN :
Author : Keith D. Ewing
Publisher :
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 35,11 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 9780198762515
This book is an account of the struggle for civil liberties against the State in which groups such as the anti-war protestors, the Irish nationalists, the Communist party, trade unionists, and the unemployed workers' movement found themselves involved in the first half of the twentieth century.
Author : David Feldman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1000 pages
File Size : 39,42 MB
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN :
2.5. The UK Approach
Author : Chris Moores
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 48,52 MB
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1108124526
The National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL) was formed in the 1930s against a backdrop of fascism and 'popular front' movements. In this volatile political atmosphere, the aim of the NCCL was to ensure that civil liberties were a central component of political discourse. Chris Moores's new study shows how the NCCL - now Liberty - had to balance the interests of extremist allies with the desire to become a respectable force campaigning for human rights and civil liberties. From new social movements of the 1960s and 1970s to the formation of the Human Rights Act in 1998, this study traces the NCCL's development over the last eighty years. It enables us to observe shifts and continuities in forms of political mobilisation throughout the twentieth century, changes in discourse about extensions and retreats of freedoms, as well as the theoretical conceptualisation and practical protection of rights and liberties.
Author : Neil Stammers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 22,18 MB
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1000458318
War and such crises are seen as aberrations in the history and development of democracy – a time when otherwise unacceptable constraints can be imposed on the ordinary man with little or no dissent. The reasoning behind this is questioned in this book, first published in 1983. It makes a detailed study of government policy towards civil liberties in Britain during the Second World War, the nature of crisis government and its implications for democracy. Drawing on government documents and other primary sources, the book examines policies implemented, such as the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act of 1939 and Regulation 18B. Other government policies such as the internment of enemy aliens, restrictions on the media and the mobilisation of propaganda for the war effort are analysed thoroughly.
Author : Martin Loughlin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 25,74 MB
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0191642649
The British constitution is regarded as unique among the constitutions of the world. What are the main characteristics of Britain's peculiar constitutional arrangements? How has the British constitution altered in response to the changing nature of its state - from England, to Britain, to the United Kingdom? What impact has the UK's developing relations with the European Union caused? These are some of the questions that Martin Loughlin addresses in this Very Short Introduction. As a constitution, it is one that has grown organically in response to changes in the economic, political, and social environment, and which is not contained in a single authoritative text. By considering the nature and authority of the current British constitution, and placing it in the context of others, Loughlin considers how the traditional idea of a constitution came to be retained, what problems have been generated as a result of adapting a traditional approach in a modern political world, looking at what the future prospects for the British constitution are. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : S. Dabydeen
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 39,42 MB
Release : 2004-07
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 0595324274
The author's sustaining interest in civil liberties permeates all her writings. This collection of human rights essays reveals the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on all aspects of British society. Topics covered include matters affecting asylum seekers, pornography, the right of a person in police custody to legal advice and the right to notify someone that he has been detained by the police, the legal right to protest in the United Kingdom, prisoners' rights, privacy and press freedom, as well as instances of the miscarriage of justice.
Author : Mark Lilly
Publisher : Springer
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 48,51 MB
Release : 1984-07-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 1349174831
Author : Francesca Klug
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 1134864191
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Freedom House
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 924 pages
File Size : 23,62 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780742558038
Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 192 countries and a group of select territories are used by policy makers, the media, international corporations, and civic activists and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. Press accounts of the survey findings appear in hundreds of influential newspapers in the United States and abroad and form the basis of numerous radio and television reports. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.