Regulating Protest

Smith, A. T. H.

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Regulating Protest

(1996) 55 Cambridge Law Journal at 404

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 125/2017

4 Pages Posted: 6 Feb 2014 Last revised: 21 Sep 2017

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A. T. H. Smith

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law; University of Cambridge

Date Written: 1996

Abstract

Recent protests have allowed the courts multiple opportunities to address how public authorities should respond to unlawful protest. In order to uphold the rule of law, police and public authorities must safeguard the right of others to continue to go about their daily business. The author examines the relevant cases of R. v Coventry City Council, ex parte Phoenix Aviation, and Reg. v Chief Constable of Sussex, ex parte International Trader’s ferry and concludes that decisions like these may ensure better protection of the rule of law. Abstract by Rose Goss.

Keywords: Rule of law, public authorities, police, protest, European Community law, disruption

JEL Classification: K1

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Smith, A. T. H., Regulating Protest (1996). (1996) 55 Cambridge Law Journal at 404, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 125/2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2390925