Declarations of incompatibility, dialogue and the criminal law

Davis, Fergal F. and Mead, David (2014) Declarations of incompatibility, dialogue and the criminal law. Common Law World Review, 43 (1). pp. 62-84. ISSN 1473-7795

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Abstract

The past 30 years have seen the development of ‘New Commonwealth’ forms of judicial review. These models of review are characterized by an emphasis on institutional dialogue over either legislative or judicial supremacy. Thus, instead of giving courts a strike down power, dialogic review grants courts the power to declare legislation ‘incompatible’ with human rights norms while leaving the final say on the legislation with the legislature. This article explores the potential for controversy when such a non-binding mechanism is employed in the arena of the criminal law. In particular, it focuses on the Northern Irish case of R v McR and the Australian case of Momcilovic v the Queen. These cases demonstrate the difficulties associated with the operation of dialogic review in the criminal law.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	dialogic review,democratic dialogue,criminal law,r v,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Human Rights and Public Protest Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Media, Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2014 12:35
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2024 16:53
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/48437
DOI:	10.1350/clwr.2014.43.1.0265

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