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In This Book, Comparative Socio-legal Examination Of Three Recent Controversies - Double Jeopardy Reform, Recognition Of Same-sex Relationships And The Operation Of Hate Speech Laws - In Four Countries - Australia, Canada, New Zealand And The United Kingdom - Provides A Foundation For Offering Answers To These Questions. Examination Of These Controversies Suggests That Differences In The Design Of Domestic Legal Institutions And Procedures For The Injection Of Human Rights Values Into Legal Decision-making Processes Can Have A Powerful Effect On The Manner In Which Human Rights Issues Are Constructed, Handled And Resolved. --book Jacket. Universal Human Rights In A World Of Localities -- Rolling Back An Established Human Right: 'reforming' The Rule Against Double Jeopardy -- Pushing The Boundaries Of Human Rights Protection: Equality And The Recognition Of Same-sex Relationships -- Balancing 'competing' Human Rights: Drawing The Free Speech/hate Speech Line -- Conclusions: Does Legal Form Matter? Luke Mcnamara. A Glasshouse Book Includes Bibliographical References (p. [265]-293) And Index.