Retroactivity and the common law / Ben Juratowitch.

Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2008.

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Retroactive judicial decisions -- Commonwealth countries.

Common law -- Commonwealth countries.

Constitutional law -- Commonwealth countries.

Rule of law -- Commonwealth countries.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Concepts, labels and limitations

Historical review

Rationales for a general presumption against retroactivity

The presumption against retroactivity in statutory construction

Adjudicative retroactivity

Prospective overruling

Conclusions.

This book analyses the common law's approach to retroactivity, primarily referring to English and Australian law, but including cases from other common law jurisdictions.

Based on the author's D Phil dissertation submitted to the University of Oxford in 2007.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781841137612

xxix, 239 p. ; 24 cm