Human rights issues are currently high on the political and academic agenda and this is now being reflected in their increasing importance within the law curriculum This introductory textbook aims to provide new law students with a thorough grounding in the subject bringing them fully up to date on the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on UK law as well as providing an accessible and thought provoking discussion for both students and professionals Human Rights in the UK is ideal for students of the following courses Ist year LL B specialist option in human rights at A Level ILEX Part 1 CPE LPC and BVC It also provides a valuable reference source for those from a non legal background requiring an accessible introduction to the subject drawing as it does on both authors extensive experience lecturing on human rights to a variety of audiences both legal and non legal at school university and professional levels