Slapper and Kelly's The English Legal System
Twentieth Edition
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The rule of law asserts that law, is based upon fundamental principles which can be discovered, but which cannot be created through an act of will.
Which of the following cases used HRA s 3 to extend the rights of same sex partners to inherit a statutory tenancy under the Rent Act 1977 and shows how the HRA can permit lower courts to avoid previous and otherwise binding decisions of the House of Lords?
Rechsstaat implies which of the following?
Which of the following principles does the rule of law NOT encompass?
Which of the following statements did Dicey believe in, in regards to the rule of law?
Hayek ‘s criticism of modern law was founded on two bases – what were they?
In which of the following cases did the defendant in a case of alleged rape claimed that the provisions of the YJCEA 1999 were contrary to Art 6 of the ECHR to the extent that they prevented him from putting forward a full and complete defence?
Which concept allows the ECtHR to allow countries to deal with particular problems in the context of their own internal circumstances?
Which piece of legislation has for the first time recognised the centrality of the rule of law in the form of a statutory provision?
Who first stated that the UK had no such thing as administrative law as distinct from the ordinary law of the land?
Which theorist suggested that it would be impossible in practical terms for law to consist solely of general rules?
Which organ of the state has the power to make legislation?
Joseph Raz was an advocate of which approach to the rule of law?
The rule of law does not favour one type of governance and is therefore has no aversion to dictatorship and to anarchy
Statutory offences placing a reverse burden of proof on the defendant are contrary to the rule of law.
The three organs of the state remain separate and without any overlaps
In the UK all laws have equal status
The Human Rights Act can never be repealed
In the case when a declaration of incompatibility is made, the act remains valid and must be applied by the courts in the case that a decision is being made on
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