Retrospectivity and the Rule of Law

by Charles Sampford

However controverial, retrospective rule-making is not at all uncommon and has been used by governments of all political persuasions for incarcerating terrorists to closing tax loopholes, and by courts of no political persuasion in developing and refining the common law. This book examines the nature of retrospective rule making and the arguments for and against it. The book concludes that there is one important argument against retrospective laws...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198252986
• ISBN13: 9780198252986
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"