Bills of Rights in the Common Law

by Robert Leckey

Book Overview

Scholars have addressed at length the 'what' of judicial review under a bill of rights - scrutinizing legislation and striking it down - but neglected the 'how'. Adopting an internal legal perspective, Robert Leckey addresses that gap by reporting on the processes and activities of judges of the highest courts of Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom as they apply their relatively new bills of rights. Rejecting the tendency to view rights adjudication...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107680638
• ISBN13: 9781107680630
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"