Who pays for the damages caused by the government attempting to enforce a...
Some laws are obviously contradicted by higher laws, such as bills of attainder being prohibited explicitly by the US constitution.Say some level of government (state, federal, or local) ignores this...
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canadaThis question is currently before the Supreme Court of Canada in an appeal styled Attorney General of Canada v. Joseph Power.The question is when, if ever, a damages award would be available for...
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In generalWho pays for the damages caused by the government attempting toenforce a preempted or unconstitutional law?It depends upon the legal theory asserted and the parties involved.Governmental...
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Everyone bears their own costsaustraliaUnlike many other common-law jurisdictions, the Australian judiciary has never recognised that there is a common-law remedy for invalid administrative action, and...
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In france, the constitutionality of a law can be checked before its promulgation, or after.If it is checked after, and deemed to be unconstitutional, then it is struck down at the date of the...
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