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Author
Title
Tort law and human rights / Jane Wright.
Published
Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2017.
Call Number
KD1949 .W75 2017
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9781841139074 (hardback)
1841139076 (hardback)
9781509913169 (ePDF)
9781509913176 (ePub)
1841139076 (hardback)
9781509913169 (ePDF)
9781509913176 (ePub)
Description
xxvii, 318 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)961358114
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Wright, Jane, 1957- author. Tort law and human rights Second edition. Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2017 9781509913176 (DLC) 2016049864
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Table of Contents
Preface to Second Edition
v
Table of Cases
xi
Table of Legislation
xxiii
1.
Tort Law and Human Rights
1
Introduction
1
Context
1
Context---The ECHR and the Development of English Law Prior to the HRA---the Monist/Dualist Divide
5
Customary International Law
9
European Union
10
Second Edition
12
Conclusion---Structure of the Second Edition
14
2.
Human Rights Based Approach to Tort Law
17
Introduction
17
Why Tort Law and Human Rights?
18
What are `Human' Rights?
20
Who is Bound by Human Rights Obligations?
21
Right to an Effective Remedy
25
Tort Law Theory and Human Rights Law
27
Functionalism and the External Point of View
32
Concluding Remarks
34
3.
Human Rights Act
35
Introduction
35
Aims of the HRA
36
Law-Making under Section 2 HRA
39
Observations by English Courts Regarding the Section 2(1) Obligation
42
Rejection of the `Mirror' Principle
46
Section 2 and the Doctrine of Precedent
48
Excluded Rights
49
Article 1
Jurisdiction
49
State Agent Authority and Control
50
Effective Control over an Area
51
Smith v MOD---Application of Al-Skeini by the Supreme Court
52
Application Beyond the Armed Forces?
52
Section 3 Interpretative Obligation
53
Horizontality---The Impact of the HRA on Non-State Actors
60
Section 6 Obligation and the Courts
67
Interpreting the Section 6 Obligation: `Compatibility' and `Convention Rights'
69
Section 6
Remedies against Public Authorities
77
Indirect Effect of the HRA in Actions against Public Authorities
81
Concluding Remarks on Section 6 HRA
82
Remedies under the Act---Sections 7 and 8 HRA
83
Victim Status
84
Limitation
86
Remedies
87
Concluding Remarks
94
4.
European Convention on Human Rights
95
pt. 1
General Principles of Interpretation
95
Introduction
95
General Principles of Interpretation Applied by Strasbourg
98
Margin of Appreciation Doctrine
103
Margin of Appreciation in English Law---Deference
106
Positive Obligations
107
pt. 2
ECHR Protected Rights
108
Article 2
Right to Life
108
Positive Obligation to Protect Life
109
Framework Obligation
109
Positive Operational Obligation under Article 2
110
Can Professional Negligence be a Breach of the Operational Obligation under Article 2?
114
Procedural Obligation to Investigate
118
Article 3
Freedom from Torture or Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
119
Positive Obligations
120
Ill-Treatment by Third Parties
120
Duty to Investigate
123
Article 4
Protection from Slavery and Forced Labour
125
Article 5
Right to Liberty and Security
126
Gateway to Article 5---`Deprivation of Liberty'
128
Austin v Commissioner of Police
128
Austin at the ECtHR
132
Austin in the Court of Protection
133
Article 6
Right to a Fair Trial
134
Backlash against Osman---Z v United Kingdom
139
Article 6 and State Immunity
143
Article 7
Non-Retroactivity
146
Article 8
Right to Respect for Private and Family Life, Home and Correspondence
146
Parental/Family Rights
149
Article 9
Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion
150
Article 10
Freedom of Expression
151
Article 11
Freedom of Assembly and Association
151
Article 14
Prohibition of Discrimination
152
Article 1, Protocol 1
Protection of Property
153
Article 2, Protocol 1
Right to Education
154
5.
Public Authority Liability Part 1---The Impact of the ECHR on the Common Law
155
Introduction
155
Impact of Osman v UK
158
Privacy
164
Misfeasance in Public Office
168
False Imprisonment
171
Nuisance
172
Remedies in Nuisance---The Influence of the ECHR
178
Right to Respect for Private Life and Home of those without a Property Interest---does the Tort of Private Nuisance Fulfil the UK's obligations under the ECHR?
184
Concluding Remarks
186
6.
Public Authority Liability Part 2---Positive Obligations and Omissions
187
Introduction
187
Positive Obligations on Public Authorities under the ECHR
192
Legal and Administrative Framework
192
Preventive Operational Measures to Protect the Right to Life---the Operational Obligation
195
Causation
197
Article 2 in English Law
198
Duty to Investigate
204
Impact of the HRA on the Common Law
204
Hill Principle, Osman v United Kingdom and their Effects
205
Fate of X (Minors) and Hill Following the Enactment of the HRA
206
Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire
212
Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police
215
Implications of Non-Retrospectivity of the HRA and `Omissions' Doctrine---the So-What Question?
220
Non-Retrospectivity Hurdle
223
Remedial Obligations in the ECHR
223
Coherence
228
Conclusion
231
7.
Defamation and Freedom of Expression
233
Introduction
233
View from Strasbourg---Article 10 Jurisprudence
242
Response of English Courts to the Demands of Article 10
246
Serious Harm
246
Serious Harm and Corporations
250
Defences
252
Publication on a Matter of Interest
252
Statement on a Matter of `Public Interest'
257
`Reasonable Belief' that Publication was in the Public Interest
257
From `Fair Comment' to `Honest Opinion'
259
Academic and Scientific Debate
262
Costs
262
Injunctive Relief
265
8.
Privacy---From Misuse of Private Information to Autonomy
269
Introduction
269
Privacy Jurisprudence under the ECHR
272
Developments in English Law
279
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Test
289
Balancing Act
293
Injunctive Relief
295
From Misuse of Private Information to Intrusion---Gulati v MGN Ltd
296
Damages
297
Concluding Remarks on the Tort of Misuse of Private Information
298
Autonomy
299
9.
Concluding Remarks
307
Index
313