The Constitution of Law: Legality In A Time Of Emergency - Couverture souple

Dyzenhaus, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521677955 ISBN 13 : 9780521677950

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Dyzenhaus deals with the urgent question of how governments should respond to emergencies and terrorism by exploring the idea that there is an unwritten constitution of law, exemplified in the common law constitution of Commonwealth countries. He looks mainly to cases decided in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada to demonstrate that even in the absence of an entrenched bill of rights, the law provides a moral resource that can inform a rule-of-law project capable of responding to situations which place legal and political order under great stress. Those cases are discussed against a backdrop of recent writing and judicial decisions in the United States of America in order to show that the issues are not confined to the Commonwealth. The author argues that the rule-of-law project is one in which judges play an important role, but which also requires the participation of the legislature and the executive.

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À propos de l?auteur

Professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521677955
• ISBN 13: 9780521677950
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 268
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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