The revolutionary effect of equality and human rights law on the uk armed forces

Ball, R. (2012) The revolutionary effect of equality and human rights law on the uk armed forces. To be published in Modern Law Review. ISSN 1468-2230 [Submitted]

[img] Microsoft Word 2007 - Submitted Version
86Kb
[img]
Preview
 PDF - Submitted Version
196Kb

Publisher's URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(IS...

Abstract

The UK armed forces have undergone an incremental transformation through the impact of civilian law since the 1960s. Gerry Rubin in a 2002 article for this journal analysed the impact of this civilian law on Military Law and described a course of civilianisation and juridification. However, the Human Rights Act 1998 and non-discrimination legislation, culminating in the recent Equality Act 2010, have had a combined effect that has been revolutionary taking the military further than Rubin’s civilianisation and juridification and down a process of democratisation. This article will examine the relationship between civilian and military societies, the effects of civilian law on the military and the impact of that civilian law on the civil-military relationship, including the introduction of the Armed Forces Covenant in 2011. Finally lessons for the armed forces from this military democratisation will be considered.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:UK armed forces, civil-military relations, Human Rights Act 1998, Equality Act 2010, Armed Forces Covenant 2011
Faculty/Department:~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Business and Law > Department of Law
Faculty of Business and Law > Department of Law
ID Code:16801
Deposited By: R. Ball
Deposited On:11 May 2012 09:06
Last Modified:24 Nov 2012 17:31

Repository Staff Only: item control page

Total Document Downloads in Past 12 Months

Document Downloads

Total Document Downloads

More statistics for this item...
Copyright 2013 © UWE better together