Pt. 1. National level protection of human rights without a bill of rights. How far can the common law go towards protecting human rights? / John Doyle, Belinda Wells ; Basic laws as a surrogate bill of rights: the case of Israel / David Kretzmer -- Pt. 2. The role of international norms in the absence of a bill of rights. The European Convention on Human Rights in the British courts: problems associated with the incorporation of international human rights / Andrew Clapham ; Parliamentary scrutiny of human rights: a duty neglected? / David Kinley -- Pt. 3. Comparative experiences with bills of rights. The Kenyan Bill of Rights: theory and practice / Yash Ghai ; The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: a feminist perspective / Mary Eberts ; The New Zealand bill of rights experience / Philip A. Joseph ; And some have bills of rights thrust upon them: the experience of Hong Kong's bill of rights / Andrew Byrnes ; A post-Calvinist catechism or a post-communist manifesto? intersecting narratives in the South African bill of rights debate / Martin Chanock -- Pt. 4. The judiciary and bills of rights. The impact of a bill of rights on the role of the judiciary: a Canadian perspective / Robert Sharpe ; The impact of a bill of rights on the role of the judiciary: an Australian perspective / Sir Gerard Brennan ; Bills of rights in comparative perspective / Mac Darrow, Philip Alston.