The Future of Human Rights in the UK

Download or read book The Future of Human Rights in the UK written by Richard Lang and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In November 2016 the University of Brighton hosted a one day conference entitled “The Future of Human Rights in the UK”. Legal academics and practitioners from across the UK and Ireland attended to discuss the various topical issues that arise under the title of the conference. Papers were presented on terrorism and counter-terrorism, the role of the European Court of Human Rights, surrogacy and parental rights, union rights, social and economic rights and Brexit; to name but a few. This edited collection comprises a selection of the papers presented. It is a thought-provoking collection designed to make the reader ask themselves: what does the future of human rights in the UK look like?