ALL ABOUT LAW


Areas of Law Human Rights


In this edition All About Law look into pursuing a Law career in Human Rights.


Put Simply...


Human rights’ law as a separate area of legal practice has been in the forefront only in recent times. A broad definition of the term covers many aspects of public justice, equality before law, laws against discrimination, freedom of speech and prisoners’ rights. It also covers sanctions against governments and regimes with gross human rights’ violations, persecution against minorities and downtrodden societies, and all such areas where there is a conflict between ‘public and individual good’ versus the power of authority at all levels of society.


What is involved in Human Rights Law?


The history of human rights’ law as a separate and distinct legal area can be traced back to the enactment of the Human Rights Act 1998 in the UK, where for the first time general principles of human rights, public law and EU and international legal principles were added to prevailing English law. The European Convention on Human Rights was ratified as part of the enactment of the HRA, the application of which covers civil and criminal litigation, judicial reviews on appeal, et al. In civil matters, the application of public interest/human rights’ can come up in cases where issues of rights to work, education,


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