The Lords’ Eerie Swansong: A Note on R. (Purdy) v. Director of Public Prosecutions

8 Pages Posted: 25 Sep 2009

Date Written: September 1, 2009

Abstract

This casenote on R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] UKHL 45, argues that the very last decision of the Appeal Committee of the House of Lords was an ill judged, constitutionally unsound intervention in the execution and maintenance of a legislative public policy soundly conceived for the protection of the vulnerable (and for the upholding of a vital element of public morality). The right to private life cannot reasonably be taken to have the implications for prosecution policies that the Lords attributed to it.

Suggested Citation

Finnis, John M., The Lords’ Eerie Swansong: A Note on R. (Purdy) v. Director of Public Prosecutions (September 1, 2009). Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 31/2009, Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 09-39, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1477281 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1477281

John M. Finnis (Contact Author)

University of Oxford ( email )

University College
Oxford, OX1 4BH
United Kingdom

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