Current legal problems 2006: volume 59
* In keeping with the established reputation of this annual publication, it features contributions from leading academic figures including David Ormerod, Trevor Allan, Rob Reiner, Neil Walker and Cheryl Saunders * Topics covered include Analytical Jurisprudence, Medical and Family Ethics, Private Law, Human Rights, and EU Law * Features a major new article on the UK Human Rights Act from Trevor Allen, at a time when the Act is being reviewed for its impact on public security The Current Legal Problems lecture series and annual volume was established over fifty five years ago at the Faculty of Laws, University College London and has long been recognised as a major reference point for legal scholarship. The continuing strength of Current Legal Problems is its representation of a broad range of legal scholarship opinion, theory, methodology, and subject matter, with an emphasis upon contemporary developments of law. Contributions to the 59th volume in the series include a major re-evaluation of the Human Rights Act from Trevor Allan; a survey of recent trends in British crime and control from Robert Reiner; an analysis of the EU's impact on cultural diversity from Bruno de Witte; an examination of tax avoidance from Judith Freedman and a critique of EU constitutionalism from Neil Walker.