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UNINA9910811144503321 |
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Autore |
Tyrrel Hélène |
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Titolo |
Human rights in the UK and the influence of foreign jurisprudence / / Hélène Tyrrell |
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Oxford [UK] ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2018 |
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ISBN |
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1-5099-0495-6 |
1-5099-0497-2 |
1-5099-0496-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (261 pages) |
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Collana |
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Hart studies in comparative public law |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Conflict of laws - Great Britain |
Human rights - Great Britain |
International and municipal law - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-227) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Research methodology -- Legitimacy and authority -- The purpose of foreign jurisprudence -- Foreign jurisprudence in the UK Supreme Court -- Foreign jurisprudence as a heuristic tool -- The pursuit of a common enterprise -- Instrumental uses of foreign jurisprudence. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Human Rights in the UK and the Influence of Foreign Jurisprudence represents the first major empirical study of the use of foreign jurisprudence at the UK Supreme Court. This book focuses on the patterns of use and nonuse of rulings from foreign domestic courts in human rights cases before the UK Supreme Court. Results are drawn from quantitative and qualitative research methods, presenting data from the first eight years of Supreme Court activity. The evidence includes interviews with active and former members of the senior judiciary, as well as a focus group with some of the Supreme Court Judicial Assistants. It is argued that foreign jurisprudence is more intimately woven into the fabric of judicial reasoning, and serves a wider range of functions, than the term 'persuasive authority' might imply. Foreign jurisprudence is used mainly as a heuristic device, providing judges with a fresh analytical lens. Foreign jurisprudence is also important when interpreting a common legislative scheme, |
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