Principles of the common law / Michael Arnheim.

London : Gerald Duckworth & Co., 2006.

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Common law -- Great Britain.

I. Principles, rules and policies

II. Law and logic

Excursus A. Ministers are no more elected than judges

III. Obedience to the law

IV. Higher law 1. Does European law have higher law status?

2. Does human rights law have higher law status?

V. Constitutional principles

1. The rule of law

2. No one should be a judge in his own cause

VI. Legal rights and obligations

1. Where there is a right there is a remedy

2. Nobody shall profit from his own wrongdoing

3. The presumption of regularity

VII. Human rights

1.Individual liberty

2. Freedom of expression

Excursus B. Liberty and equality

VIII. The administration of justice

1. Judicial review

2. Ouster clauses

Excursus C. Pollock on the common law

IX. Contract 1. Contract as agreement

2. Strict contractual liability

X. New principles

1. Legitimate expectation

2. Fair, just and reasonable.

This book sets out some of the most important and most controversial principles of the common law, showing how central they are to its practical application.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780715633724

xx, 300 p. ; 24 cm