Judicial Review - Why the Ministry of Justice Doesn't Get it

Elliott, Mark

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2190310

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Judicial Review - Why the Ministry of Justice Doesn't Get it

Mark Elliott

University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law

December 17, 2012

Abstract:
Comments on consultation paper published in December 2012 by UK Ministry of Justice concerning possible changes to judicial review. Argues that the Government's position is misconceived, in that it fails to appreciate the constitutional role and place of judicial review with respect to key constitutional principles such as the rule of law and the separation of powers.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 4

Keywords: judicial review, rule of law, administrative law, constitutional law

JEL Classification: K00, K10, K19, K20, K30, K39, K40, K49

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Date posted: December 18, 2012

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Elliott, Mark C., Judicial Review - Why the Ministry of Justice Doesn't Get it (December 17, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2190310 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2190310

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