Presents the key principles of human rights law in clear, straightforward language Focuses on those topics favoured by examiners Provides reliable guidance - part of the Nutshells series relied on by students as revision aids for more than 30 years Includes an extensively revised section on privacy, discussing the absence of a freestanding right to privacy in English law in the light of Douglas v. Hello Examines employment rights, including Wilson v. United Kingdom and Palmer v. United Kingdom, dealing with rights under Article 11 of the European Convention. Contains a section on the continued impact of Article 6 on court practice and procedure and on police powers (among cases reviewed is R v. Looseley, relating to the fairness of entrapment by police)