NCJ Number
28113
Date Published
1974
Length
166 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXT, INTENDED FOR STUDENTS OF LAW, EXAMINES THE CONCEPT AND PROCESSES OF LAW REFORM, AND THE EVOLUTION AND OPERATIONS OF SUCH LAW REFORM INSTITUTIONS AS THE LAW COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.
Abstract
AFTER PROVIDING A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CLIMATE OF LAW REFORM IDEAS PRIOR TO 1965, THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE CREATIONS, LEGAL POWERS, AND PRACTICES OF THE LAW COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES AND THE SCOTTISH LAW COMMISSION. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE REFORM OF LEGISLATION AS THE MEDIUM OF LAW REFORM, ANALYZES THE ROLE OF PUBLIC OPINION, AND ASSESSES THE LIKELY EFFECT OF THE WORK OF THE LAW COMMISSION ON THE ROLE OF THE JUDICIARY AND THE WAYS IN WHICH CLOSER COOPERATION COULD BE ACHIEVED. A PLEA IS MADE FOR MORE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT BY ACADEMIC LAWYERS IN THE PROCESS OF LAW REFORM. WHILE THE AUTHOR CONSIDERS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LAW COMMISSIONS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE IN THE ENGLISH LAW REFORM PROCESS, HE MAINTAINS THAT THEY ARE NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP PACE WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW REFORM NEEDS. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN THEME OF THE STUDY IS LAW REFORM IN ENGLAND AND WALES, THE AUTHOR DRAWS COMPARISONS WITH SCOTLAND, NEW ZEALAND, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FRANCE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)