Principled reasoning in human rights adjudication / Se-shauna Wheatle.
2017
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Title
Principled reasoning in human rights adjudication / Se-shauna Wheatle.
Published
Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2017.
Call Number
K3240 .W44 2017
ISBN
9781782259817 (hardback ; alk. paper)
1782259813 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9781782259831 (ePDF)
9781782259824 (ePub)
1782259813 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9781782259831 (ePDF)
9781782259824 (ePub)
Description
xvi, 233 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)952790168
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Wheatle, Se-shauna, 1985- Principled reasoning in human rights adjudication. Oxford [UK] ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2017 9781782259824 (DLC) 2017004594
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
v
Table of Abbreviations
xi
Table of Cases
xiii
1.
Introduction: The Doctrinal and Institutional Context
1
I.
Map of the Book
5
II.
Recurring Themes
9
pt. I
Conceptual Context and the Meanings of the Implied Constitutional Principles
2.
Implied Principles and Constitutionalism
13
I.
Introduction
13
II.
On Implied Principles
13
III.
Separation of Powers and the Rule of Law in Constitutionalism
26
A.
Legacy of Common Law Constitutionalism
29
IV.
Conclusion
36
3.
Judicial Conceptions of the Rule of Law
37
I.
Introduction
37
II.
Conceptions of the Rule of Law
38
III.
Development of Heads of Judicial Review
42
A.
Principle of Legality
46
IV.
Explicit References to the Rule of Law in Applying a Constitution or Bill of Rights
49
V.
Conflicts Within the Rule of Law: Equality as an Application of the Rule of Law
57
VI.
Conclusion
60
4.
Applications of the Separation of Powers
62
I.
Introduction
62
II.
Varying Separations of Powers
63
III.
Practical Application of the Separation of Powers Principle in Courts in the Westminster-style System
69
IV.
Effect of the Separation of Powers on Human Rights
75
A.
Deference and Judicial Restraint
81
V.
Separation of Powers in UK Courts post-HRA
85
VI.
Conclusion
95
pt. II
Functions Played by the Implied Constitutional Principles of the Rule of Law and Separation of Powers
5.
Implied Principles as Interpretative Aids
99
I.
Introduction
99
II.
Distancing Devices in Hard Cases
100
III.
Common Ground
106
IV.
Institutional Respect
111
A.
Ouster Clauses and Access to Court
111
V.
Conclusion
121
6.
Implied Principles as Grounds for Invalidating Legislation
123
I.
Introduction
123
II.
Practice of Invoking Implied Principles as Grounds for Invalidating Legislation
124
A.
Gap in the Bill of Rights or Constitutional Text with Respect to the Individual Interest that is Engaged in the Case before the Court
124
B.
Gap in the Power Conferred on the Court by the Bill of Rights or other Constitutional Text
126
C.
Non-Bill of Rights Legislation Challenges or Threatens to Reduce the Power of the Court
135
III.
Trends and Fault Lines
140
A.
Invalidation to Protect Jurisdictional Boundaries
140
B.
Divisions Protected
142
IV.
Conclusion
146
7.
Implied Principles as Gateways to Comparative Law
147
I.
Introduction
147
II.
Comparativism in Constitutional Law and Human Rights
148
III.
Inheritance from Former Colonial Power
150
A.
Transition and Continuity
151
B.
Continuing Institutional Legitimacy
154
C.
Comparison at Different Stages of Constitutional Development
159
IV.
Principled Borrowing and a Colonial Legacy
161
V.
Developing Common Approaches to Common Problems
163
VI.
Cyclical Borrowing
167
VII.
Conclusion
170
8.
Legitimacy of Reliance on Implied Constitutional Principles in Fundamental Rights Adjudication
171
I.
Introduction
171
II.
Process of Implication of the Implied Constitutional Principle
172
III.
Type of Use Involved
177
A.
Implied Principles as Interpretative Aids
178
B.
Implied Principles as Gateways to Comparative Judicial Analysis
182
C.
Implied Principles as Grounds for Invalidating Legislation
184
D.
Implied Principles as Substitutes for Bills of Rights?
189
E.
Exceptional Cases
192
IV.
Determinacy
198
V.
Road to Defeat of Constitutional Amendments?
200
VI.
Conclusion
204
9.
Conclusion
206
I.
Decisional Flexibility
206
II.
Distancing Devices and Institutional Defence
207
III.
Invitations
209
IV.
Continuity and Transition
209
V.
Autochthony
210
VI.
Concluding Thoughts
210
Bibliography
213
Index
223