Abstract
This chapter examines the antimonies of the law officers of the Crown in Great Britain. It highlights the tension between law officers' attachment to a particular government on the one hand and their commitment to the integrity of the legal and political order on the other hand. It describes the three models of law officers and suggests that the non-political model ignores the fact that decision-making in the public interest is based on political criteria.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Nature of the Crown |
Subtitle of host publication | A Legal and Political Analysis |
Editors | Maurice Sunkin, Sebastian Payne |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 135-64 |
Number of pages | 30 |
ISBN (Print) | 0198262736, 9780198262732 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- law officers
- political order
- legal order
- public interest