Citation
(2001), "The Human Rights Act 1998", Property Management, Vol. 19 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/pm.2001.11319aab.025
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
The Human Rights Act 1998
The Human Rights Act 1998
Property professionals who want to get to grips with the biggest changes in British law for centuries should turn to The 1998 Human Rights Act Explained.
The statute, which came into force on 2 October 2000, will have an impact far beyond the legal profession, reaching into the work and lives of potentially every citizen of the UK.
Published by The Stationery Office (TSO), The 1998 Human Rights Act Explained reproduces the full text of the Act so that nothing is overlooked. It is the only book that provides useful commentary next to each section making it easily understandable to people without legal training.
In addition to the explanation, the book provides a useful foreword featuring a short account of the Act's background and expert analysis of the key issues and procedures which it will introduce to Britain.
Ruth Pratten, of TSO, said:
The 1998 Human Rights Act will have the biggest impact on British law of any single statute in the last 300 years.
Because the law applies to the basic rights of every citizen of this country, it should also prove of great interest not only to lawyers and people associated with the law but also to many members of the general public.
The 1998 Human Rights Act Explained fulfils a dual role, providing legal professionals with the exact wording of the law and lay people with easily understandable explanations of what each section means.
The 1998 Human Rights Act Explained costs £25 and is available in bookshops, from TSO on 0870 600 5522, quoting ISBN 0105442989 or on its Web site: www.thestationeryoffice.com
Chapter 42 of the 1998 Human Rights Act, without commentary, is also available from the number above or online at the TSO Web site.
The 1998 Human Rights Act Explained is one title from the successful "Points of law" series from The Stationery Office covering The Data Protection Act, The Competition Act, The Employment Relations Act, to name just a few. The full series can be viewed on the Web site address shown above.
As well as being the official publisher of UK primary legislation, The Stationery Office also publishes the Civil Procedure Rules, Immigration Appeals and Immigration Law Digest.