The Law of the Ruler?

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dc.contributor.author	Cowdery, Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned	2011-05-17
dc.date.available	2011-05-17
dc.date.issued	2011-05-17
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-74210-224-5
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7366
dc.description.abstract	The title of this article arises out of the misunderstanding that so long as there is a law, so long as the ruler (even a democratic one) has made valid law, then the rule of law operates. The question mark is intended to prompt consideration of whether or not, at least in New South Wales (NSW), the criminal law has truly become the law of the ruler—without proper consideration of the requirements of the just rule of law, the separation of powers in our democratic system of government, the independence of the judiciary and the protection of human rights. I would like to make some observations on those requirements drawn from my own experience.	en_AU
dc.description.sponsorship	Sydney Institute of Criminology; School of Social Sciences at the University of Western Sydney	en_AU
dc.language.iso	en_AU	en_AU
dc.publisher	Sydney Institute of Criminology	en_AU
dc.relation.ispartofseries	ANZCCC2010	en_AU
dc.rights	The author retains copyright of this work.	en_AU
dc.subject	rule of law	en_AU
dc.subject	critical criminology	en_AU
dc.subject	punitiveness	en_AU
dc.subject	law making	en_AU
dc.title	The Law of the Ruler?	en_AU
dc.type	Conference paper	en_AU
dc.contributor.department	Sydney Institute of Criminology	en_AU