Book Review: Frances Butler, Human Rights for the New Millennium
7 Colum. J. Eur. L. 147 (2001) reviewed by Lisa Gambone. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2000. 260 pages. On October 2, 2000 the Human Rights Act of 1998 (the Act) came into full force in the United Kingdom. The Act constitutes something that the common law tradition of the United Kingdom has lacked for many years – a bill of rights. It is thought that the Act, taking its cues from the European Convention on Human Rights, “will change the fundamental relationship between citizens and the state.” The introduction of a written set of human rights laws poses many […]