Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

Foundational and Leading Constitutional Cases

Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

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This open access book tells the story of how a standing board of judges in London has shaped the constitutional laws of Commonwealth countries through its most consequential decisions since 1833.It provides a broad-ranging critical analysis of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council's (JCPC) constitutional influence and legacy to date as the oldest serving multinational supreme court in the world.From over 193 years of case law, 17 decisions are identified and represent, for better or worse, defining historical and constitutional moments in their respective jurisdictions and beyond. They originate from 11 countries on 5 continents, reflecting the once worldwide breadth of the JCPC’s authority. Several cases from the Global South, which have tended to be overlooked in the Western literature and case law, are included. In this first-ever collection of JCPC case studies, the authors explain the court’s pivotal role in redefining the relationship between the UK and the rest of the Commonwealth, articulating the structures of Westminster constitutions, and interpreting fundamental human rights.The collection offers an outlook on the JCPC’s future as it carries on with its subsisting mandate in the 31 countries and territories still under its jurisdiction.The book is aimed at public law scholars, practitioners, and students from Commonwealth countries. It will also interest readers who seek to learn about the British and Commonwealth constitutional traditions. From this volume of 15 original studies on a unique judicial institution in modern history, the reader will gain a deeper comprehension of our constitutions and their mutual influences within and across legal traditions.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

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Utgivningsdatum2027-03-04
Mått156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt692 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieHart Publishing
Antal sidor496
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781509982257

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Foreword, The Rt Hon Sir Rabinder Singh (Court of Appeal, England and Wales)AcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsTable of CasesTable of Constitutional LegislationTable of International TreatiesIntroduction, Han-Ru Zhou (Université de Montréal, Canada)1. Russell v The Queen (1882): Searching for the True Nature and Character of Canadian Federalism, The Hon Eric M Adams (Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, Canada)2. St Catherine’s Milling and Lumber Company v The Queen (1888) and Amodu Tijani v Secretary, Southern Nigeria (1921): Universalism and Localism in the Land Rights Jurisprudence, Dwight Newman KC, FRSC (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)3. Musgrove v Chun Teeong Toy (1891): The Power to Exclude and the Status of Aliens Between Constitutional and International Law, Francesca Strumia (City St George’s, University of London, UK)4. Henrietta Muir Edwards v Attorney-General for Canada (1929): Women as ‘Persons’ and the ‘Living Tree’, Peter Oliver (University of Ottawa, Canada) and Sarah Gagnon (University of Ottawa, Canada)5. Attorney-General for New South Wales v Trethowan (1932): Referendums, Legitimacy, and Entrenchment, Leah Trueblood (University of Surrey, UK) and Ron Levy (Australian National University, Australia)6. Moore v Attorney-General for the Irish Free State (1935) and British Coal Corporation v The King (1935): Conventions and the Constitution of Empire, Donal K Coffey (Maynooth University, Ireland)7. Attorney-General for Canada v Attorney-General for Ontario (1937) (Labour Conventions Case): Reconciling Legislative Sovereignties in a Multinational Federal State, Samuel Lemire (Commissaire à la langue française, Québec, Canada)8. Hasanali v Mansoorali (1947): Drawing a Law and Religion Boundary, Arif A Jamal (National University of Singapore, Singapore)9. Bribery Commissioner v Ranasinghe (1964): The Judicial Articulation of Manner and Form Sovereignty, Michael Gordon (University of Liverpool, UK)10. Liyanage v The Queen (1965): Bending the Rails of Logic and Principle, Han-Ru Zhou (Université de Montréal, Canada)11. Attorney-General of Hong Kong v Lee Kwong-kut (1993): More Restrictive than the Local Court, Danny Gittings (University of Hong Kong, China)12. De Freitas v Ministry of Agriculture (1998): 25 Years on From Lord Clyde’s Formulation: A View From London, Katherine Apps KC (39 Essex Chambers, UK)13. Brown v Stott (2000): Devolution, Judicial Autonomy and Human Rights, Elisenda Casanas Adam (University of Edinburgh, UK)14. Boyce v The Queen (2004) and Matthew v Trinidad (2004): The ‘Saving’ of the Mandatory Death Penalty in the Caribbean, Geneviève Chabot (Supreme Court of Canada, Canada)15. 1833–2026: An Overview and Assessment, Han-Ru Zhou (Université de Montréal, Canada)Appendix A. Present Jurisdiction of the JCPCAppendix B. Termination of Appeals to the JCPCAppendix C. Privy Counsellors