Jonathan, O.B.E. Cooper & Jeffrey Jowell 
Understanding Human Rights Principles [PDF ebook] 

Human rights are brought to life by a number of defining principles. This text explores each of those principles in depth through comprehensive, informative and provocative papers written by prominent and distinguished practitioners and legal academics. These papers were first delivered at a series of seminars organised by JUSTICE and University College London.



Contents:

Foreword by the Hon. Mr Justice Richards



Introduction by Jeffrey Jowell QC and Jonathan Cooper



The concept of a lawful interference with fundamental rights – Helen Mountfield



Identifying the principles of proportionality – Michael Fordham and Thomas de la Mare



Dertermining civil rights and obligations – Javan Herberg, Andrew le Sueur and Jane Mulcahy



Positive obligations under the Convention – Keir Starmer



The horizontal effect of the Human Rights Act: moving beyond the public-private distinction – Murray Hunt



The place of the Human Rights Act in a democratic society – Rabinder Singh



Part of the Justice Series.