The Human Rights Act 1998 has possibly had the biggest impact on the Scottish legal system than any other Act in recent history, other than the Scotland Act 1998 itself. The Act will continue to have considerable impact on the way all legal practice in Scotland is conducted. The Human Rights Act 1998 provides a full copy of the Act with authoritative section-by-section commentary by Alastair Brown. Publishing in the Annotated Acts series, this book will be an essential guide for practitioners, both civil and criminal, providing an ideally portable companion and working tool.