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"A wealth of information summarised: The European Convention On Human Rights, the Human Rights Act 1998, key concepts and jargon, basic principles and the need for a positive approach, comparison and compatibility with UK law, convention rights: Article by Article - and in snaps…
Contains the text of the Human Rights Act 1998, the Articles and Protocols together with a concise explanation of key points This centrally important handbook is of particular throughout 2000 as courts and practitioners working in the courts train for implementation of the Human…
This partly autobiographical account challenges the very fabric of our understanding of the legal and penal processes in Britain. It tries to explain why Alex was wrongly convicted and unravels why he spent 22 years in prison for comparatively minor offences.
This re-issue with a new preface of a classic work by John Hostettler looks at the political and other social dynamics behind law, order and punishment.
"Prison On Trial is the classic critique of prisons and imprisonment: a book for everyone's shelf. For anyone seeking to understand the modern penchant for locking-up ever more people, it distils the arguments for and against incarceration in a readable, accessible and authorita…