This book provides a fresh, clear, and stimulating approach to civil liberties by tying the law and practice firmly to democratic and political rights. The author examines the key civil liberties of our democratic age: the right to vote; the rights to life, liberty and security of the person; the freedoms of thought, conscience, expression, association and assembly; and the right of access to information, and discusses the contemporary challenges that civil liberties face, such as those of globalization and the war on terror.
Part I: Foundations 1: Introduction 2: Theoretical foundations 3: Democratic freedom and national insecurity Part II: Protecting civil liberties in a democratic state 4: The right to vote 5: The prohibition on torture and the rights to life and security of the person 6: The freedoms of thought, conscience, expression, association and assembly: the right to a political life 7: Freedom of information Part III: Contemporary challenges 8: National security and civil liberties 9: Civil liberties beyond the nation state: the EU 10: Civil liberties in a global age Part IV: Conclusion 11: Renewing civil liberties Part I: Foundations 1. Introduction: the centrality and importance of civil liberties 2. Theoretical underpinnings 3. Historical context Part II: Protecting civil liberties in a democratic state 4. The right to vote 5. Life, liberty and security of the person (including the prohibition of torture) 6. The freedoms of thought, conscience, expression, association and assembly: the right to a political life 7. Freedom of information Part III: Contemporary challenges 8. National Security and civil liberties 9. Civil liberties beyond the nation state: the EU 10. Civil liberties in a global age Part IV: Conclusion 11. Renewing civil liberties
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