Discretionary powers : a legal study of official discretion / D.J. Galligan.
"In modern legal systems, power is conferred upon government officials and agencies to be exercised in their discretion according to policy considerations, rather than according to precise legal standards. This legal and jurisprudential analysis of discretionary power emphasizes theconsequences...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [Oxfordshire] : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
1986.
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| Online Access: | Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Summary: | "In modern legal systems, power is conferred upon government officials and agencies to be exercised in their discretion according to policy considerations, rather than according to precise legal standards. This legal and jurisprudential analysis of discretionary power emphasizes theconsequences of discretion in the relationship between the individual and the state."--Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic document (xxi, 401 p.) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p.383-396) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191681652 9780191681653 |