Jack Straw ignorance of the law is no excuse
"It's unlawful, it's against prison rules which is the law".
In Becker V Home Office [1972] 2 QB 407, Lord Denning stated that the Prison Rules are "regulatory directions only", therefore they do not have the force of law. Delegated legislation is not primary legislation. You would think that as a lawyer Jack Straw would know the law. As the Minister of Justice who is responsible for prisons, I would expect him to know the legal status of the Prison Rules.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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