Hard Cases and Bad Law
Lord McCluskey argues ultimate responsibility for legislation lies with Parliament.
The Reith Lectures · BBC Radio 4
November 19, 198629m 9s
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Show Notes
Serving Judge Lord McCluskey gives his third Reith lecture from the series entitled 'Law, Justice and Democracy'.
In this lecture entitled 'Hard Cases and Bad Law', Lord McCluskey argues that Parliament, not the judiciary, must have ultimate responsibility for legislation. He argues that they must not abdicate the making of policy choices to "a body of elderly men".