This highly acclaimed textbook provides law students with a thorough introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998 and the mass of case law which has followed it.  Providing thought-provoking discussion on topical issues, the book paves the way for students wishing to pursue more in-depth analytical study in this contemporary, and sometimes controversial, area of the law.  The second edition reflects the fast-paced nature of change in this area of law, and has been updated to include all the leading cases decided in the last few years.