The Form of Legislation and the Rule of Law
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The Form of Legislation and the Rule of Law

  1. 328 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

The Form of Legislation and the Rule of Law

About this book

What does the rule of law mean, in practical terms, for the way that legislation is prepared, drafted and presented? It is a cornerstone of the UK legal order and requires certain things from the legal system, such as that the law must be intelligible, predictable and accessible. This book examines what those requirements mean for the form that legislation must take. Using the rule of law as the starting point, the author uses deductive reasoning to determine what flows from this in terms of the form of legislation. Each element of the rule of law is analysed to establish principles about the form that legislation ought to take, and the book examines how each principle can be given concrete effect. The originality lies in the nexus between the rule of law and the form of legislation. Much has been written about the nature and content of the rule of law, but relatively little has been devoted to legisprudence, the theory and practice of legislation. This book now draws these two subjects together in a detailed and innovative way.

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Yes, you can access The Form of Legislation and the Rule of Law by Ronan Cormacain in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Administrative Law. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781509974351
eBook ISBN
9781509938063
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Title Page
  4. Foreword
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Contents
  7. 1. Introduction
  8. 2. Accessibility of Legislation
  9. 3. Prospectivity of Legislation
  10. 4. Predictability of Legislation
  11. 5. Intelligibility
  12. 6. Constraints on Discretion
  13. 7. Equality before the Law
  14. 8. Conclusion
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index
  17. Copyright Page