NCJ Number
50095
Date Published
1977
Length
28 pages
Annotation
A SERIES OF CASES INVOLVING PERSONAL RIGHTS IN ENGLAND IN WHICH JUDGES HAD TO MAKE DECISIONS WITH POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS ARE EXAMINED. THE JUDICIAL MOTIVES ARE EVALUATED.
Abstract
CASES INVOLVING INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM, POLICE POWERS, RACE RELATIONS, IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTATION ARE REVIEWED TO ASSESS JUDICIAL BEHAVIOR AND DECISIONMAKING. THE JUDGES' INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES, REFUSAL TO USE DISCRETIONARY POWERS, AND CLAIMS TO RESIDUAL JURISDICTION HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TOWARDS SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS DEFINED BY THE VIEWPOINT OF THEIR OWN CLASS. THE LAW RELATING TO CONTEMPT OF COURT, RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATIONS, AND THE MAINTENANCE OF SECRECY IS DISCUSSED, ALONG WITH SOME EXAMPLES OF ITS APPLICATION AND MANIPULATION IN THE COURTROOM. (DAG)