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Table of Contents

1. Introduction to human rights 2. European Convention on Human Rights 3. Human Rights Act 1998 4. Right to life 5. Prohibition against torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 6. Prohibition against slavery 7. Right to liberty and security 8. Right to a fair trial 9. No punishment without law 10. Privacy and respect for private and family life 11. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion 12. Freedom of expression 13. Freedom of assembly and association 14. Right to marry 15. Rights and remedies 16. Prohibition of discrimination 17. Regional rights regimes

Author Biography

Author: Peter Halstead MA LLM is Senior Lecturer in Law and Human Rights at the University of Gloucestershire. He has over twenty-five years' experience teaching law at undergraduate and post-graduate levels and is a retired solicitor who worked in both private practice and local government. He is the author of Key Facts: Human Rights. Series editors: Jacqueline Martin LLM has ten years' experience as a practising barrister. She has taught law at all levels and is an experienced author. Chris Turner LLM is a qualified barrister and Senior Lecturer in Law at Wolverhampton University. He has taught law at all levels and is an experienced author. Jacqueline Martin and Chris Turner are series editors of the Key Facts, Key Cases, and Key Statutes series, all published by Hodder Education.