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“This Is Not A Rule”: COVID-19 in England & Wales and Criminal Justice Governance via Guidance
European Journal of Risk Regulation Pub Date : 2021-02-09 , DOI: 10.1017/err.2020.118
John Sorabji 1 , Steven Vaughan 2
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While soft law is an integral part of the efficient and effective functioning of public administration in England & Wales, the extent to which it was deployed in response to COVID-19 is striking, with over 400 pieces of “guidance and regulations” created. In this article, we consider the general place of soft law in administrative law in England & Wales and the broad regulatory framework, including soft law, that governs the COVID-19 pandemic. This allows us to take a deep dive into COVID-19 and the criminal justice system, showing how the senior judiciary relied predominately on soft law (judicial guidance and protocols) to manage the system (set against the backdrop of targeted legislation and a limited number of Practice Directions, which have the force of law). We argue that the senior judiciary’s approach to the use of COVID-19 soft law has, in many ways, been more effective than that taken by the government. Yet there remains room for improvement, particularly in the nature of the judicial guidance issued and about what guidance was in place and when.

中文翻译:

“这不是规则”:英格兰和威尔士的 COVID-19 和通过指导进行的刑事司法治理

虽然软法是英格兰和威尔士公共行政高效和有效运作的一个组成部分,但它为应对 COVID-19 而部署的程度是惊人的,制定了 400 多条“指导和法规”。在本文中,我们考虑了软法在英格兰和威尔士行政法中的一般地位,以及管辖 COVID-19 大流行的广泛监管框架,包括软法。这使我们能够深入研究 COVID-19 和刑事司法系统,展示高级司法机构如何主要依靠软法(司法指导和协议)来管理系统(在有针对性的立法和数量有限的背景下设置)具有法律效力的实践指导)。我们认为,高级司法机构使用 COVID-19 软法的方法在许多方面都比政府采取的方法更有效。然而,仍有改进的余地,特别是在发布的司法指导的性质以及指导的内容和时间方面。
更新日期:2021-02-09
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