Liyanage v The Queen
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 1966 |
| Date | 1966 |
| Court | Privy Council |
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Gilbert Ahnee and Others v DPP
...in decisions of high authority. The strength of the doctrine of separation of powers is shown by the decision of the Privy Council in Liyanage v. The Queen [1967] 1 A.C. 259. After an unsuccessful coup d'etat the legislature of Ceylon passed legislation ad hominem to deal with perpetrators......
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13 books & journal articles
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Mandatory sentencing for people smuggling: issues of law and policy.
...Affairs Legislation Committee, Parliament of Australia, Canberra, 16 March 2012, 9 (George Williams). (253) Liyanage v The Queen [1967] AC 259, 291-2 (Lord Pearce for Lords Macdermott, Morris, Guest, Pearce and (254) See Polyukhovich v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 501, 607 (Deane J); Harris v C......
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Due Process, Judicial Power and Chapter III in the New High Court
...above n 4, 193–4. This is the same principle that was applied by the Privy Council in Liyanage v The Queen [1967] 1 AC 259. 64 McHugh, above n 61, 237 and 238–9. See also at 241. 65 (1998) 193 CLR 173. 66 (1999) 198 CLR 334. 67 (2000) 205 CLR 337. 68 (2002) 209 CLR 339 ('Cameron'). 69 (1998......
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Inherent Jurisdiction, Judicial Power and Implied Guarantees under Chapter III of the Constitution
...the inherent jurisdiction of the court w hich is_____________________________________________________________________________________165 [1967] 1 AC 259.166 (1998) 193 CLR 173, 262–4 (Kirby J).167 Fiona Wheeler, 'The Doctrine of Separation of Powers and Constitutionally Entrenched DueProces......
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SEPARATION OF POWERS IN THE AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION:
...CLR 88. 64 See also Nicholas v The Queen(1998) 193 CLR 173 and Duncan v Independent Commission against Corruption(2015) 256 CLR 1. 65 [1967] 1 AC 259. 66 Liyanage v The Queen [1967] 1 AC 259 at 290. 67 Liyanage v The Queen [1967] 1 AC 259 at 290. 68Liyanage v The Queen[1967] 1 AC 259 at 289......
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