2. Sources of constitutional law and constitutional conventions

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Faragher
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Common Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Judicial Decisions ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
Constitutional Conventions ◽  
The Common

Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. Concentrates show you what to expect in a law exam, what examiners are looking for, and how to achieve extra marks. This chapter first discusses the five key sources of UK law: the common law in the form of judicial decisions and cases involving the interpretation of statutes, Acts of Parliament, EU law, the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and the law and custom of Parliament. It then turns to the issue of constitutional conventions, covering the distinction between laws and conventions, whether constitutional conventions are binding, and examples of constitutional conventions.

2. Sources of constitutional law and constitutional conventions

2019 ◽  
pp. 10-25
Author(s):  
Colin Faragher
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Common Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Judicial Decisions ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
Constitutional Conventions ◽  
The Common

Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. Concentrates show you what to expect in a law exam, what examiners are looking for, and how to achieve extra marks. This chapter first discusses the five key sources of UK law: the common law in the form of judicial decisions and cases involving the interpretation of statutes, Acts of Parliament, EU law, the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and the law and custom of Parliament. It then turns to the issue of constitutional conventions, covering the distinction between laws and conventions, whether constitutional conventions are binding, and examples of constitutional conventions.

2. Sources of constitutional law and constitutional conventions

2021 ◽  
pp. 9-22
Author(s):  
Colin Faragher
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Common Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Judicial Decisions ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
Constitutional Conventions ◽  
The Common

Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. Concentrates show you what to expect in a law exam, what examiners are looking for, and how to achieve extra marks. This chapter first discusses the five key sources of UK law: the common law in the form of judicial decisions and cases involving the interpretation of statutes, Acts of Parliament, EU retained and converted law, and the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. It then turns to the issue of constitutional conventions, covering the distinction between laws and conventions, whether constitutional conventions are binding, and examples of constitutional conventions.

1. An introduction to the criminal law

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-25
Author(s):  
David Ormerod ◽  
Karl Laird
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Common Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Moral Wrong ◽  
Public Nuisance ◽  
Harm To Others

It is neither easy to define crime nor identify the aims of criminal law but some characteristics may be universal to every crime, including that it involves public wrongs and moral wrongs. ‘Public wrongs’ reflect the important role of the public in punishing crimes. A crime incorporating a moral wrong implies that a ‘wrong’ is done or harm to others is involved but experience suggests that morality and criminal law are not coextensive. The chapter introduces students to thinking about criminalization and the need to guard against overcriminalization. It also examines the principal sources of criminal law: common law, statute, EU law, international law and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Problematically, important and serious offences and most defences in English law derive from common law rather than statute, and some offences—from public nuisance to gross negligence manslaughter—have been challenged recently on grounds of certainty and retrospectivity.

Part II Related Doctrines, 11 New Horizons: Good Faith, Contractual Discretions, and Human Rights

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
McMeel Gerard
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Good Faith ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
New Horizons ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The Subject

This chapter explores the roles of good faith, contractual discretions, and human rights in either the negotiation or performance of contracts. It first revisits the orthodox position is that English law does not recognize any over-arching obligation to act in good faith, before providing some examples of statutory interventions as well as common law principles. The chapter then turns to the problem of contractual discretions and provides some analogies with public law. Finally, the chapter turns to the subject of human rights, wherein it discusses the relevant provisions as stated in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (‘the Convention’)—Article 6 and Article 1 of Protocol 1. To conclude, the chapter examines a human rights case in Khan v Khan, in the context of an alleged compromise arising out of a family partnership in the Muslim community.

Part B Merger, Reorganization, and Insolvency of Banks, 14 The Liability of the Regulator

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Proctor Charles
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Common Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Regulatory Actions

This chapter examines the potential liability of a regulator for negligent supervision of a failed institution and for certain other regulatory actions. It considers the consistency of immunity provisions with EU law; consistency of immunity provisions with the European Convention on Human Rights; the scope and effect of immunity provisions; and the cases on regulatory immunity which have arisen in common law jurisdictions.

The Future of Informed Consent in British Common Law

1999 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Common Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Law

AbstractWithin the common law world, the use of the term informed consent implies the American doctrine. Informed consent as a doctrine is not part of the law in the United Kingdom. However, it is possible to predict a way forward in disclosure cases yet to be heard in the courts of the United Kingdom. These predictions are based on current developments in the common law in the United Kingdom as well as those in Canada and Australia, on the European convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine and on trends within the medical profession itself in the light of the Bolam test.

Interpreting the Contours of Self-Defence within the Boundaries of the Rule of Law, the Common Law and Human Rights

2015 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 330-343
Author(s):  
Catherine Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Common Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Common ◽  
Criminal Legal System ◽  
Objective Concept ◽  
Self Defence

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 has amended s. 76 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 on the amount of force a person can use in self-defence. The amended provision poses a dilemma for the courts: it states that only reasonable force can be used by a householder against a trespasser, but adds that force is unreasonable if it is grossly disproportionate. Until now, the courts have treated reasonable force and proportionate force as synonyms. This article suggests that the amended s. 76 should be interpreted to comply with the rule of law, incorporating the idea of equality before the law and legality. The courts should respect the traditional common law concept of reasonableness which is an impartial, objective concept that plays an important role across the whole of the criminal legal system. In addition, the article points out that the Act must be interpreted, where possible, in accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights to avoid the problems that arose with the defence of lawful chastisement.

1. An introduction to the criminal law

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ormerod ◽  
Karl Laird
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Common Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Moral Wrong ◽  
Public Nuisance ◽  
Harm To Others

It is neither easy to define crime nor identify the aims of criminal law but some characteristics may be universal to every crime, including that it involves public wrongs and moral wrongs. ‘Public wrongs’ reflect the important role of the public in punishing crimes. A crime incorporating a moral wrong implies that a ‘wrong’ is done or harm to others is involved but experience suggests that morality and criminal law are not coextensive. The chapter introduces students to thinking about criminalization and the need to guard against over-criminalization. It also examines the principal sources of criminal law: common law, statute, EU law, international law, and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Problematically, important and serious offences and most defences in English law derive from common law rather than statute, and some offences, from public nuisance to gross negligence manslaughter, have been challenged recently on grounds of certainty and retrospectivity.

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