Principle of Legality - A Moral Theory

About the author

Conor Crummey is an Assistant Professor in Law at Maynooth University. His work addresses the theoretical underpinnings of constitutional law, with a particular focus on the connections between general jurisprudence and statutory interpretation in UK public law. His work also focuses on debates in general jurisprudence, in particular non-positivist, or interpretivist, theories of general jurisprudence. His work has been published in Legal Theory, The Modern Law Review, Public Law, and Jurisprudence and The Irish Judicial Studies Journal.

Summary

The Principle of Legality reopens the question of what happens when statutory interpretation overrides common law rights and principles. Drawing on the philosophy of language and general jurisprudence, it demonstrates that judges, when invoking the 'principle of legality', are in fact engaging in profound moral reasoning.

Product details

• Authors: Conor Crummey, Conor (Assistant Professor in Law Crummey
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.07.2025
• EAN: 9780198935438
• ISBN: 978-0-19-893543-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Oxford Legal Philosophy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Constitutional, Parliamentary and legislative practice, Parliamentary & Legislative Practice, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law