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Critically evaluate the view that the judgement of Simon Brown J in M v Home Office [1994] 1 AC 377 exemplifies the limited function of the law in the accountability of public power.
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Law and the State Coursework Question Critically evaluate the view that the judgement of Simon Brown J in M v Home Office [1994] 1 AC 377 exemplifies the limited function of the law in the accountability of public power. Response In order to show that the above case does signify the limited function of the law in the accountability of public power, it is necessary, first to analyse why this power actually exist and in what capacity. We can then decide, with the help of case law, whether this power is limited and if the case above does in fact symbolise this. There are essentially three different power bases recognised in the UK constitutional framework, AV Dicey highlighted these, in particular the courts and parliament. It is necessary for the courts to be able to rule in cases to stop one body having too much power, which would lean towards a totalitarianism structure. However, AV...
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