T. R. S. Allan

Constitutional Justice

A Liberal Theory of the Rule of Law

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The limits of parliamentary sovereignty are shown to derive from its status as a common law doctrine, when the common law is interpreted as a deliberative process of moral argument and justification. Legislative supremacy is qualified by a counter-balancing judicial sovereignty, ensuring the protection of fundamental common law rights of procedural fairness and equality.

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This volume examines the concept of the rule of law, arguing that the principles it identifies provide the foundations of a liberal democratic legal order. It explains the essential connections between a range of matters fundamental to the relationship between citizen and state, including freedom of speech, civil disobediance, procedural fairness, and administrative justice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 524g
• ISBN-13: 9780199267880
• ISBN-10: 019926788X
• Artikelnr.: 21941171

Autorenporträt

T. R. S. Allan is Reader in Constitutional Law and Theory at the University of Cambridge.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1: Introduction
2: First Principles: The Rule of Law and Separation of Powers
3: Legal Obligation and the Concept of Law
4: Dissent and Disobedience
5: Equal Justice and Due Process of Law
6: Justiciability and Jurisdiction: Political Questions and the Scope of Judicial Review
7: The Rule of Law and Parliamentary Sovereignty
8: Fundamental Common Law Rights and Equality
9: Public Reason and Political Conflict
Bibliography
Table of Cases
Index of names
General Index