Elements of Legislation

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-107-60608-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Duxbury, Neil

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Duxbury, Neil
Neil Duxbury is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science.