Legislative and adjudicative ideals: the role of political morality in statutory interpretation

Thesis

In Law’s Empire, Ronald Dworkin articulates four ideals of political morality: integrity, justice, fairness, and procedural due process. Although he explicitly articulates integrity in both a legislative and adjudicative principle, the other ideals remain somewhat vaguely defined. However, Dworkin’s analysis of constructive interpretation gives rise to the view, often present but unstated in theories of statutory interpretation, that the ideals which guide legislation should also guide int...

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Authors: Greene, S

• Type of award: BPhil
• Level of award: Bachelors
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: legal interpretation; statutory interpretation; philosophy; law; jurisprudence; legal philosophy
• Subjects: Law; Philosophy