Track My Order
Help Centre
1300 187 187
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Key Ideas in Law : The Concept of Fairness - Professor Brice Dickson

Key Ideas in Law

The Concept of Fairness

By: Professor Brice Dickson

eBook | 15 May 2025

At a Glance

eBook

RRP $24.29

$23.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $6.00 with

Instant Digital Delivery to your Kobo Reader App

This book explores how the concept of fairness is used in different legal fields to ensure that the laws we live under are just and reasonable.

It considers a wide range of topics, such as constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law, contract law, tort law, trusts law, family law, employment law, consumer law, immigration law and tax law.

Each chapter looks at the part fairness plays in law making in these areas. This is achieved through careful analysis of relevant legislation and judicial decisions, especially those of the UK's Supreme Court. Questions are addressed concerning the criteria law makers rely on - or should rely on - to determine what is fair in any given circumstances.

The book explains that laws could be greatly improved if more attention were paid to making their application fairer. It argues that legislation should routinely provide judges with extensive guidance on how to go about deciding whether a position is fair.

The book is of value to anyone thinking of undertaking a law degree or in the early stages of their legal studies. While it touches upon John Rawls's theory of 'justice as fairness', the emphasis throughout remains on the workability of legal rules in practice. It equips readers with a greater understanding of how challenging it can be to implement rules appropriately unless a clear focus on fairness is resolutely maintained.

on

You Can Find This eBook In

Non-FictionLawLaws of Specific JurisdictionsCriminal Law & ProcedureCompany LawContract LawTorts Equity & TrustsFamily LawEmployment & Labour LawSocial LawConsumer Protection Law
Constitutional & Administrative LawCitizenship & Nationality LawImmigration LawTaxation & Duties LawHuman Rights & Civil Liberties Law

More in Criminal Law & Procedure

Death & Justice - Mark Fuhrman

eBOOK

Death & Justice

eBook

RRP $28.59

$22.99

20%
OFF
Blood Relation - Eric Konigsberg

eBOOK

Blood Relation

eBook

RRP $28.59

$22.99

20%
OFF
Honor Few, Fear None : The Life & Times of a Mongol - Ruben Cavazos

eBOOK

Honor Few, Fear None

The Life & Times of a Mongol

eBook

RRP $31.89

$25.99

19%
OFF
The Last Gangster - George Anastasia

eBOOK

The Last Gangster

eBook

$5.99

Lives Of Crime - I Munro

eBOOK

Lives Of Crime

eBook

$23.99

This product is categorised by