Courts and conditions of uncertainty in 'times of crisis'

Poole, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0001-9721-7502 (2007) Courts and conditions of uncertainty in 'times of crisis'. LSE law, society and economy working papers (07-2007). Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

This paper examines recent decisions of the British courts in terrorism cases. Two general approaches are identified: the first seeks to accommodate government crisis-related claims; the second starts from the need to reassert ‘normal’ public law principles. The paper then explores the judicial response to a particularly important plane of argument – namely, questions of risk and uncertainty. While a number of different ways of responding to government arguments about risk are isolated, it is argued that it is ultimately better for the courts to confront these arguments directly in their judgments.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/law/wps/wps1.htm
Additional Information:	© 2007 The Author
Divisions:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > KD England and Wales H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2009 15:57
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2024 04:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/24626

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