Prerogative legislation as the paradigm of bad law-making: The Chagos Islands

Cormacain, Ronan (2012) Prerogative legislation as the paradigm of bad law-making: The Chagos Islands. Masters thesis, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study.

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Through a detailed examination of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 and its impact on the Chagos Islands (a small archipelago of coral atolls in the Indian Ocean and a British Overseas Territory) this dissertation describes the characteristics of bad law - law that is low quality, inaccessible and ultra vires. The author identifies the anti-democratic dimensions of the law-making involved, highlighting the ways in which the 2004 Order is legislation without a legislature; was not voted upon or assented to by the British Parliament; was not the subject of a referendum among the Chagossians and was not voted upon by any representatives of the Chagossians.

Item Type	Thesis (Masters)
Additional Information	Master dissertation (distinction) - LLM in Advanced Legislative Studies
Keywords	Legislation, Drafting, Bill drafting, Legislative studies, Political questions and Judicial Power, Chagos Islands, British Overseas Territory, Democracy, Democratic process
Subjects	Law
Divisions	Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Date Deposited	01 Feb 2013 13:44
Last Modified	05 Aug 2024 23:36