1st Edition

Intention, Supremacy and the Theories of Judicial Review

By John McGarry Copyright 2017
164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

In the late 1980s, a vigorous debate began about how we may best justify, in constitutional terms, the English courts’ jurisdiction to judicially review the exercise of public power derived from an Act of Parliament. Two rival theories emerged in this debate, the ultra vires theory and the common law theory. The debate between the supporters of these two theories has never satisfactorily been... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Philosophical Hermeneutics  3. The Ultra Vires Theory and the Common Law Theory of Judicial Review  4. Themes of the Debate 5. Immanent Critique and the Theories of Juidical Review  6. The Principle of Parliamentary Sovereignty  7. The Constitutional Legitimacy of Judicial Review

Biography

John McGarry is a Reader in Law at Edge Hill University, UK.