Blackstone's Guide to the Investigatory Powers ACT 2016

the Guide provides a useful starting point for someone seeking to understand the IPA in its entirety or how particular powers are structured.

Autorentext
Simon McKay is a barrister. He has been involved in some of the countries most controversial and high profile cases. He is former legal adviser to the government on national security and counter-terrorism and a former Attorney General's special advocate in terrorist cases. He is widely published in Criminal Law Review, European Human Rights Review and other peer-reviewed journals. He is author of Covert Policing Law & Practice and has co-written chapters for domestic and international texts on terrorism law (with Professor Clive Walker QC and Dr Jon Moran).

Klappentext

This text provides a clear and accessible introduction to the Investigatory Powers Act, a foundational piece of UK national security law. This act is a blueprint for how state agencies, the police, and internet and telephone companies protect privacy and extract data to protect the public from terrorism and is used to prosecute serious criminals.

Inhalt

• 1: An Introduction to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016

• 2: General Privacy Protections

• 3: Lawful Interception of Communications

• 4: Authorisations for Obtaining Communications Data

• 5: Retention of Communications Data

• 6: Equipment Interference

• 7: Bulk Warrants

• 8: Bulk Personal Dataset Warrants

• 9: Oversight Arrangements

• 10: Additional Powers, Combining Warrants and Miscellaneous Provisions

• Appendix

• 1: The Investigatory Powers Act 2016