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Freedom of Protest, Public Order and the Law
Freedom of Protest Public Order and the Law Author:Avrom Sherr Public order and freedom of protest are major issues in contemporary Brita in, with much debate having been generated by unrest in Broadwater Farm, the miners' dispute and the general problems of policing demon strations. The aim of the book is to convey an understanding of the law and pract ice of protest in the UK within the broader social and... more » political conte xt in which both law and practice are set. An introduction to the legal theory and theory of why people protest, case studies and analysis of ap propriate legal regulations allow both theoretical and practical aspec ts of public order to be treated. The book introduces the reader to wider issues including the concepts of freedoms and rights within our const itution, the role of the judiciary in political issues and the effec ts of a precedent-based system. In the wake of the Public Order Act 1986, this text is aimed at stude nts of law and the sociology of law, legal advisers, those in polit ics and social work and those studying the police.« less