Democracy and the Human Rights Act

Name: Democracy and the Human Rights Act
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Democracy and the Human Rights ActRepublican Analysis of Citizen Power\nAuthor(s): Dennis Dixon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138242760, 978-1138242760\nSynopsis\nThis book discusses the extent to which the UK Human Rights Act successfully balances protection of rights and democracy. It is generally accepted that the Act prevents government from violating fundamental rights, but the extent to which the Act can legitimately be overridden as a result of public opinion and participation is less clear. \n\nThe work considers the Acts effect on this popular element of the British Constitution. It uses analytical tools from republican political theory to explore the claim that the Act achieved a reconciliation between the protection of rights and democracy. In particular, it employs republican analysis of domination to consider how the Human Rights Act could operate so that public opinion invigilates legislative res.