The Fridge-Door Statute

Posted: 30 Jan 2009

Date Written: January, 30 2009

Abstract

The archetypal statute, with its roots in the 19th century, remains the standard form of legislation, even though many parliamentary outputs today cannot be reconciled with its formal or functional constraints. The author argues that the plurality of audiences for legislation today makes the universalizing aspirations of the classical statute problematic. An entirely new form of statute is needed.

Suggested Citation

Macdonald, Roderick A., The Fridge-Door Statute (January, 30 2009). McGill Law Journal, Vol. 47, 2002, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1335358

Roderick A. Macdonald (Contact Author)

McGill University Faculty of Law ( email )

3644 Peel Street
Montreal H3A 1W9, Quebec H3A 1W9
Canada

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