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Book SynopsisWith contributions from a variety of academics and practitioners, this volume assesses the horizontal effect of the Human Rights Act 1998, how it has been analysed and its impact on key legal areas including privacy, defamation, nuisance, property, commercial law and employment.
Trade Review'The chief glory of [the book] lies in its 12 substantive chapters on specific aspects of private law … David Hoffman gives himself three modest pages at the end to reflect on the book's contents, expressing the hope as he says 'that the discussion' in it 'can assist' in the effective reception of the HRA into private law … He should be proud of what he has achieved here: a superb partnership between academics and practitioners, a volume very well presented by Cambridge - and an important contribution to legal understanding of the HRA.' Conor Gearty, Public Law
Table of Contents1. Introduction David Hoffman, Gavin Phillipson and Alison Young; 2. Mapping horizontal effect Alison Young; 3. Public authorities Alex Williams; 4. Statute law Jan van Zyl Smit; 5. Precedent Alison Young; 6. Tort design Rod Bagshaw; 7. Privacy Gavin Phillipson; 8. Nuisance Donal Nolan; 9. Defamation Ken Oliphant; 10. Discrimination Hazel Oliver; 11. Damages Jason Varuhas; 12. Property and housing Amy Goymour; 13. Commercial law Frank Rose; 14. Restitution David Hoffman; 15. Insolvency Chris MacNall; 16. Employment Hazel Oliver; 17. Civil procedure John Sorabji; 18. Conclusion David Hoffman.
