Liberty Intact

Sir Michael Tugendhat was a Judge of the High Court of England and Wales from 2003 to June 2014. He was a scholar at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge where he graduated in Classics and Philosophy. In 1967-8 he held a Henry Fellowship at Yale University. He practised at the English Bar from 1970 to 2003 specialising in media and commercial law. He was a judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey, and was the Judge in Charge of the High Court's Queen's Bench Division civil lists. As a barrister and a judge he was involved in many of the cases in which the law of freedom of expression and privacy were developed in the light of human rights.

• 1: Introduction 2: Historical Overview 3: Liberty and Equality 4: Rule of Law 5: Access to Justice 6: Right of Resistance 7: Life, Security, Detention, and Torture 8: Property, Taxation, Work, and Slavery 9: Freedom of Expression 10: PRivate and Family Life 11: Conscience, Religion, Association, Assembly, Petition, and Duties 12: Sovereignty and Revolution 13: Function of Rights 14: Limits to Legislation 15: The Future of British Rights Appendix I: Natural Rights, Human Dignity, Duties, and Deserts Appendix II: The Virginian and French Declarations of Rights

During a turbulent time for constitutional law in general, and human rights law in particular, it is refreshing to read a book which radiates with optimism. Works by former judges are often fascinating insights into the judicial mind. This book, by former High Court judge Michael Tugendhat, is therefore to be doubly welcomed. ... Tugendhat has taken care to make the book accessible - an admirable feat for such complex subject matter. He has explained difficult concepts in clear language and presented his thoughts in short, snappy chapters.