Legal Definition and Related Resources of Derogation
Meaning of Derogation
The partial abrogation of a law. To derogate from a law is to enact something which impairs its utility and force; to abrogate a law is to abolish it entirely. See “Abrogation,”
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Derogation in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of derogation.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Policeman
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- derogation in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- derogation in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Derogation
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Derogation :
Lessening or restriction of the authority, strength, or power of a law, right, or obligatio Specifically:
1. (in the European Convention on Human Rights) A provision that enables a signatory state to avoid the obligations of some but not all of the substantive provisions of the rest of the Conventio This procedure is provided by Article 15 of the Convention and is available in time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the natio Although Article 15 is not brought into domestic law by the *Human Rights Act 1998, the Act exempts public authorities from compliance from any articles (or parts of articles) where a derogation is in place.
2. (in EU law) An exemption clause that permits a member state of the EU to avoid a certain directive or regulatio Sometimes member states are allowed a longer than normal time to implement an EU directive.
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