Table of Contents

1: Adam Tomkins, St Catherine's College, Oxford: Introduction
1: Scepticism and Human Rights
2: Richard Bellamy, University of Reading: Political Citizenship versus Fundamental Rights
3: Martin Loughlin, London School of Economics: Rights, Democracy, and the Nature of the Legal Order
4: Keith Ewing, King's College London: The Unbalanced Constitution
5: Neil Walker, European University Institute: Human Rights in a Postnational Order: Reconciling Political and Constitutional Pluralism
6: Jeffrey Goldsworthy, Monash University: Rights, Sovereignty, and 'the People'
7: Tom Campbell, Australian National University: Incorporation through Interpretation
2: The Impact and Implications of the Human Rights Act
8: Chris Himsworth, University of Edinburgh: Rights Versus Devolution
9: Colin Harvey, University of Leeds: Human Rights in Northern Ireland
10: Richard Rawlings, London School of Economics: Taking Wales Seriously
11: Sandra Fredman, Exeter College, Oxford: Scepticism under Scrutiny: Labour Law and Human Rights
12: Aileen McColgan, King's College London: Discrimination Law and the Human Rights Act
13: Conor Gearty, King's College London: Tort Law and the Human Rights Act
14: Alan Norrie, King's College London: Criminal Justice, Legal Rights, Judicial Interpretation: On Being Sceptical about the Human Rights Act
15: Maleiha Malik , King's College London: Minority Protection and Human Rights
3: The Experience of Elsewhere: Reasons to be Sceptical
16: Judy Fudge, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University: The Canadian Charter of Rights: Recognition, Redistribution, and the Imperialism of the Courts
17: Saras Jagwanth, University of Cape Town: The South African Experience
18: Wojciech Sadurski, European University Institute: Postcommunist Central Europe
19: Mark Tushnet, Georgetown University: Scepticism about Judicial Review: A Perspective from the United States
20: Jim Allan, University of Otago: The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act: Lessons for the UK?
21: Adrienne Stone, Australian National University: The Australian Free Speech Experiment and Scepticism about the Human Rights Act
Index

About the Author

Tom Campbell is Professor of Law at the Australian National University, Monash Keith Ewing is Professor of Public Law at King's College, London Adam Tomkins is Lecturer in Law and Fellow at St Catherine's, Oxford University

Reviews

"A welcome collection."
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--Morning Star, 12 Aug 2002