Judicial Review in ec Law—Some Reflections on the Origins and the Actual Legal Situation
2002 ◽
Vol 51
(1)
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pp. 17-33
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Keyword(s):
The Uk
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The extent to which judicial review is granted and effectively exercised is a key element for the evaluation of any modern legal system. The principle of judicial review provides a basic protection for individuals and prevents those exercising public functions from abusing their powers to the disadvantage of the public. During the last quarter of the twentieth century, the circumstances in which the courts in the United Kingdom have been prepared to intervene in order to provide relief for unlawful administrative action have expanded in spectacular fashion.2The incorporation in the UK of the European Convention on Human Rights on 2 October 2000 in the UK marks a significant change in this field.