Constitutional Review under the UK Human Rights Act (Hardcover)

Under the Human Rights Act, British courts are for the first time empowered to review primary legislation for compliance with a codified set of fundamental rights. In this book, Aileen Kavanagh argues that the HRA gives judges strong powers of constitutional review, similar to those exercised by the courts under an entrenched Bill of Rights. The aim of the book is to subject the leading case-law under the HRA to critical scrutiny, whilst remaining sensitive to the deeper constitutional, political and theoretical questions which underpin it. Such questions include the idea of judicial deference, the constitutional status of the HRA, the principle of parliamentary sovereignty and the constitutional division of labour between Parliament and the courts. The book closes with a sustained defence of the legitimacy of constitutional review in a democracy, thus providing a powerful rejoinder to those who are sceptical about judicial power under the HRA.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2009
First published:	May 2009
Authors:	Aileen Kavanagh
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	470
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-76100-0
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > Citizenship & nationality law > General
LSN:	0-521-76100-X
Barcode:	9780521761000

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