Human rights and the end of empire : Britain and the genesis of the European Convention / A.W. Brian Simpson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simpson, A. W. Brian

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--Great Britain--History.

Civil rights.

Civil rights--Europe--History.

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950 November 5).

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

History.

Europe.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xiv, 1161 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

The European Convention on Human Rights of 1950 established the most effective international system of human rights protection ever created. This is the first book that gives a comprehensive account of how it came into existence, of the part played in its genesis by the British government, and of its significance for Britain in the period between 1953 and 1966.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [1103]-1136) and index.

ISBN:

0198262892

OCLC:

45888859