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Key features
A thoroughly revised and updated new edition of the leading practitioner text on the law of human rights, cited in no less than eight House of Lords judgments
The book has been cited in more judgements than any other text on Human Rights
Offers an up-to-date discussion of the European Convention on Human Rights
An invaluable reference for human rights practitioners and academics alike
Fully updated since the first edition to cover the impact and consolidation of the Human Rights Act 1998 into domestic law
Contains new material on human rights law in South Africa and Scotland
Contains a comprehensive treatment of the issues arising under the Human Rights Act 1998, such as the principles of proportionality, the nature of public authorities, and the developing rights of privacy
Includes a separate materials volume containing the Act, the Convention and all relevant international human rights instruments

"Eight years have passed since the first edition of this valuable work. In that time there has been an enormous growth in human rights jurisprudence, both at Strasbourg and in this jurisdiction. Human rights law has become an essential part of the diet of every lawyer and judge in his country. The second edition of Clayton and Tomlinson could not be more timely."

The Right Honourable Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Senior Law Lord

About this book
Since its publication 2000, The Law of Human Rights has become the leading practitioner text in this rapidly developing area of law. Written by two leading Silks, it provides comprehensive and systematic treatment of human rights law and practice, including an examination of the wider impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 upon the civil and criminal law. The second edition has been fully updated to provide detailed coverage of developments as the human rights legislation continues to be tested out in the courts.

The Law of Human Rights is accompanied by a comprehensive materials volume including full text of the Act, the European Convention on Human Rights, and appendices considering human rights jurisprudence in relation to each Convention Right dealing with the position in Scotland, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. The book will be kept up-to-date by way of paperback supplements, which provide full updates of relevant case law and legislation.

Readership
Solicitors and barristers, in particular those specializing in human rights and public law (constitutional and administrative), criminal law and related fields; the judiciary; government bodies and non-governmental organizations concerned with human rights and justice; individual academics and libraries specializing in human rights and public law in the UK and worldwide.