Judicial approaches to the Human Rights Act.

Examines the role of the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 in UK law and analyses the use of the Human Rights Act 1998 in the interpretation of the provisions of UK law said to be in breach of the Convention. Considers, through the use of case law, the constitutional nature of the 1998 Act in the judiciary's interpretation of primary legislation and making of declarations of incompatibility. Focuses on the judicial application of the Act in two areas of law; (1) the conflict between the freedoms of expression and assembly and the needs of public order; and (2) private family law disputes