Elements of Legislation

Informationen zum Autor Neil Duxbury is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Klappentext In Elements of Legislation, Neil Duxbury examines the history of English law through the lens of legal philosophy in an effort to draw out the differences between judge-made and enacted law and to explain what courts do with the laws that legislatures enact. He presents a series of rigorously researched and carefully rehearsed arguments concerning the law-making functions of legislatures and courts, the concepts of legislative supremacy and judicial review, the nature of legislative intent and the core principles of statutory interpretation. Zusammenfassung Neil Duxbury explains the law-making functions of legislatures and courts! the concepts of legislative supremacy and judicial review! the nature of legislative intent and the core principles of statutory interpretation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The supremacy problem; 3. The quest to intellectualize statute law; 4. Legislatures and intentions; 5. Fidelity to text; 6. Purposivism, past and present.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Neil Duxbury, Neil (London School of Economics and Poli Duxbury, Neil (London School of Economics and Political Science) Duxbury, Duxbury Neil
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2012
• EAN: 9781107606081
• ISBN: 978-1-107-60608-1
• Pagine: 262
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; England, LAW / Jurisprudence, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Legal History, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law