{"product_id":"on-fantasy-island-britain-europe-and-human-rights-hardcover","title":"On Fantasy Island: Britain, Europe, and Human Rights - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConor Gearty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 2015 UK General Election, one of the major pledges of the Conservative party was the repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998, to be replaced with a UK Bill of Rights. In this book, Professor Conor Gearty puts forth his case for keeping the Human Rights Act by dissecting the so called 'fantasies' that are driving the case for repeal. Analysing the debate through the perspective of British law, history, politics, and culture, he examines what arguments are in place for the repeal of the Act and how these can be dismissed as no more than 'English exceptionalism'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStructured in three parts, the book first exposes the myths that drive the anti-Human Rights Act argument. Second, in a counter-balance to these arguments, Gearty outlines how the Act operates in practice and what its impact really is 'on the ground'. Third, he looks to the future and the kind of Britain we want to live in, and how, for all its modesty, the survival or otherwise of the Human Rights Act will play a pivotal part in that future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConor Gearty\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Human Rights and Director of the Institute of Public Affairs, London School of Economics\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConor Gearty is Professor of Human Rights Law and Director of the Institute of Public Affairs at LSE, having previously worked at Cambridge University and at King's College London. His books include \u003cem\u003eCan Human Rights Survive?\u003c\/em\u003e (2006) and \u003cem\u003eLiberty and Security\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) as well as \u003cem\u003eFreedom under Thatcher\u003c\/em\u003e (1990) and \u003cem\u003eThe Struggle for Civil Liberties\u003c\/em\u003e (2000) (both with Keith Ewing), and \u003cem\u003eCivil Liberties\u003c\/em\u003e (2007). He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Bencher of Middle Temple and has honorary degrees from Sacred Heart University, University College Dublin, Roehampton, and Brunel Universities.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51176832434482,"sku":"9780198787631","price":87.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/ukQ77KpR1x9780198787631.webp?v=1779255806","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/on-fantasy-island-britain-europe-and-human-rights-hardcover","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}