Human Rights and Civil Liberties

Dr. Steve Foster is Principal Lecturer in Law in the Law School at Coventry University. He has over 30 years experience of teaching human rights and civil liberties and has written extensively in a variety of legal journals in this area.

• Part One The Enforcement of Human Rights and Civil Liberties1.   Civil liberties and human rights: definition, classification and protection. 2.   The European Convention on Human Rights 3.   Enforcing civil liberties and human rights in domestic lawPart Two The Protection of Substantive Human Rights and Civil Liberties in Domestic law 4.   The absolute rights: the right to life 5.   The absolute rights: freedom from torture and inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment 6.   Human rights and due process: liberty of the person 7.   Human rights and due process: the right to a fair trial 8.   Freedom of expression: nature, purpose and restrictions 9.   Press freedom and freedom of expression: defamation, confidentiality and contempt of court. 10. Freedom of association and assembly 11. The right to family and private life 12. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion 13. Human rights and freedom from discrimination 14. Human rights and terrorism