Q&A Jurisprudence (Law Revision)

293 Pages·2015·3.719 MB·English

by  David Brooke

Q&A
Jurisprudence
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Q&A
Jurisprudence
David Brooke
Seventh edition published 2016
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Contents
Preface vii
Table of Cases ix
Table of Legislation xiii
Guide to the Companion Website xv
Introduction 1
1 General Aspects of Jurisprudence 3
2 The Nature of Law 13
3 Legal Positivism 41
4 Natural Law 91
5 Law and Ideology 115
6 Authority 127
7 Human Rights and Legal Theory 159
8 Common Law and Statute 221
9 Liberalism, Toleration and Punishment 249
Index 271
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Preface
In this seventh edition there are new questions exploring the inter-face between jurispru-
dence and human rights in a current world situation bedevilled by conflicts between
claims of national security and the demands of human rights.
David Brooke
June 2015
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Table of Cases
A and others v Secretary of State for the [1985] 1 WLR 1174, [1984] 3 All ER 935,
Home Department (Belmarsh Case) (1984) 128 SJ 837, HL 179, 180, 201
[2004] UKHL 56, [2005] 2 AC 68, HL,
[2004] EWCA Civ 1123, [2005] 1 WLR Dean of St. Asaph case see R v Shipley
414, CA 162, 170–171, 181, 182, 183, 193, Dickerson v United States (2000) 530 US
242 428 (2000) 16–17
AA v United Kingdom (Application No Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562,
8000/08) [2011] NLJR 1336, [2011] All (1932) 20 MLR 1, [1932] All ER Rep 1,
ER (D) 112 (Sep), ECtHR 199 HL 240
Ahmad and Others v United Kingdom
E1/(OS Russia) v Secretary of State for
(App. Nos. 24027/07, 11949/08,
the Home Department [2012] EWCA
36742/08, 66911/09 and 67354/09)
Civ 357, [2012] All ER (D) 160 (Mar),
[2012] All ER (D) 148 (Apr), [2012] NLJR
CA 184–185
651, ECtHR 185–186
Entick v Carrington (1765) 2 Wils 275, 19
State Tr 1029, [1558–1774] All ER Rep 41,
Brown v US Board of Education 347 US
Ct of CP 182–183, 245
483 (1954) 7
Burden v United Kingdom (Application
GCHQ Case see Council of Civil Service
13378/05) (2008) 47 EHRR 857, [2008]
Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
STC 1305, [2008] All ER (D) 391 (Apr),
(GCHQ case)
ECtHR 197, 202, 203
Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza [2004] UKHL
Burnie Port Authority v General Jones Pty
30, [2004] 2 AC 557, HL 203
Ltd (1994) 179 CLR 520, (1994) 120 ALR
Gouriet v Union of Post Office Workers
42, Aus HC 223–234
[1978] AC 435, [1977] 3 All ER 70, HL,
[1977] QB 729, CA 243–244
Chahal v United Kingdom (Application
22414/93) (1996) 23 EHRR 413, ECtHR,
Ibrahim v R [1914] AC 599, 83 LJPC 185,
[1996] Imm AR 205, QBD 162, 170,
[1914–1915] All ER Rep 874, PC 237–238
172, 175, 177, 182
Cheblak see R v Secretary of State for Jackson v Attorney-General) see R (on the
the Home Department, ex parte application of Jackson) v A–G
Cheblak
Christie v Leachinsky [1947] AC 573, [1947] Kuddus v Chief Constable of
1 All ER 567, HL 241, 243, 245 Leicestershire Constabulary [2000]
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister All ER (D) 155, CA, [2001] UKHL 29,
for the Civil Service (GCHQ case) [2002] 2 AC 122, HL 88