Author: William Pratt WadePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ex post facto laws
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
A Treatise on the Operation and Construction of Retroactive Laws
Author: William Pratt WadePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ex post facto laws
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
A Treatise on the Operation and Contruction of Retroactive Laws
Author: WadeAlbany Law Journal
Author: The Albany Law Journal
Author: The American Law Review
Author: Retroactivity and the Common Law
Author: Ben JuratowitchPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1847314104
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
This book analyses the common law's approach to retroactivity. The central claim is that when a court considers whether to develop or change a common law rule the retroactive effect of doing so should explicitly be considered and, informed by the common law's approach to statutory construction, presumptively be resisted. As a platform for this claim a definition of 'retroactivity' is established and a review of the history of retroactivity in the common law is provided. It is then argued that certainty, particularly in the form of an ability to rely on the law, and a conception of negative liberty, constitute rationales for a general presumption against retroactivity at a level of abstraction applicable both to the construction of statutes and to developing or changing common law rules. The presumption against retroactivity in the construction of statutes is analysed, and one conclusion reached is that the presumption is a principle of the common law independent of legislative intent. Across private, public and criminal law, the retroactive effect of judicial decisions that develop or change common law rules is then considered in detail. 'Prospective overruling' is examined as a potential means to control the retroactive effect of some judicial decisions, but it is argued that prospective overruling should be regarded as constitutionally impermissible. The book is primarily concerned with English and Australian law, although cases from other common law jurisdictions, particularly Canada and New Zealand, are also discussed. The conclusion is that in statutory construction and the adjudication of common law rules there should be a consistently strong presumption against retroactivity, motivated by the common law's concern for certainty and liberty, and defeasible only to strong reasons. 'Ben Juratowitch not only gives an account of the operation of the presumption, but also teases out the policies which underlie the different rules. This is particularly welcome. Lawyers and judges often seem less than sure-footed when confronted by questions in this field. By giving us an insight into the policies, the author provides a basis for more satisfactory decision-making in the future. ...The author not only discusses the recent cases but examines the question in the light of authority in other Commonwealth jurisdictions and with due regard to the more theoretical literature. This is a valuable contribution to what is an important current debate in the law. Happily, Ben Juratowitch has succeeded in making his study not only useful, but interesting and enjoyable.' From the Foreword by Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
American Law Review
Author: A Treatise on the American and English Workmen's Compensation Laws
Author: Arthur B. HonnoldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Employers' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
RICO Reform Act of 1989
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on CrimePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 1272
Book Description
A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University
Author: Julius J. MarkePublisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN: 1886363919
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
Book Description
Marke, Julius J., Editor. A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University With Selected Annotations. New York: The Law Center of New York University, 1953. xxxi, 1372 pp. Reprinted 1999 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-19939. ISBN 1-886363-91-9. Cloth. $195. * Reprint of the massive, well-annotated catalogue compiled by the librarian of the School of Law at New York University. Classifies approximately 15,000 works excluding foreign law, by Sources of the Law, History of Law and its Institutions, Public and Private Law, Comparative Law, Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law, Political and Economic Theory, Trials, Biography, Law and Literature, Periodicals and Serials and Reference Material. With a thorough subject and author index. This reference volume will be of continuous value to the legal scholar and bibliographer, due not only to the works included but to the authoritative annotations, often citing more than one source. Besterman, A World Bibliography of Bibliographies 3461.