Human rights and judicial review in Australia and Canada : the newest despotism? / Janina Boughey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boughey, Janina, author.

Series:

Hart studies in comparative public law ; Volume 16.

Hart studies in comparative public law ; v. 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative law--Australia.

Administrative law.

Civil rights--Australia.

Civil rights.

Civil rights--Canada.

Judicial discretion--Australia.

Judicial discretion.

Judicial discretion--Canada.

Judicial review of administrative acts--Australia.

Judicial review of administrative acts.

Judicial review of administrative acts--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages).

Place of Publication:

Oxford [UK] ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

It is commonly asserted that bills of rights have had a 'righting' effect on the principles of judicial review of administrative action and have been a key driver of the modern expansion in judicial oversight of the executive arm of government. A number of commentators have pointed to Australian administrative law as evidence for this 'righting' hypothesis. They have suggested that the fact that Australia is an outlier among common law jurisdictions in having neither a statutory nor a constitutional framework to expressly protect human rights explains why Australia alone continues to take an apparently 'formalist', 'legalist' and 'conservative' approach to administrative law. Other commentators and judges, including a number in Canada, have argued the opposite: that bills of rights have the effect of stifling the development of the common law. However, for the most part, all these claims remain just that - there has been limited detailed analysis of the issue, and no detailed comparative analysis of the veracity of the claims. This book analyses in detail the interaction between administrative and human rights law in Australia and Canada, arguing that both jurisdictions have reached remarkably similar positions regarding the balance between judicial and executive power, and between broader fundamental principles including the rule of law, parliamentary sovereignty and the separation of powers. It will provide valuable reading for all those researching judicial review and human rights

Contents:

The framework for judicial review of administrative action in Australia

The framework for judicial review of administrative action in Canada

Procedural fairness

Controlling discretion

Intensity of review.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781509907892

1509907890

9781509907885

1509907882

9781509907878

1509907874

OCLC:

969973768