Rory O'Connell, 'Book Review of Young, Parliamentary Sovereignty and the Human Rights Act'
Law and Politics Book Review, Vol. 19, No. 9, pp. 700-704, 2009
Posted: 1 Oct 2009
Date Written: September 23, 2009
Abstract
This reviews Alison Young's "Parliamentary Sovereignty and the Human Rights Act", drawing attention to the book's detailed treatment of the theory of parliamentary sovereignty and the book's discussion of the perennial issue of balancing human rights and democracy.
Keywords: human rights, parliamentary sovereignty
JEL Classification: K10
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
O'Connell, Rory, Rory O'Connell, 'Book Review of Young, Parliamentary Sovereignty and the Human Rights Act' (September 23, 2009). Law and Politics Book Review, Vol. 19, No. 9, pp. 700-704, 2009 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1477560
Rory O'Connell (Contact Author)
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