Historique
Article de Périodique
From law to regulation: Re-appraising the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (2021)
Auteur(s) :
T. SEDDON
Article en page(s) :
289-297
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus mots-clés
LEGISLATION
;
POLITIQUE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
HISTOIRE
;
PROHIBITION
;
REGULATION
Résumé :
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to re-appraise the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in order to develop alternative and new ideas for drug law reform.
Design/methodology/approach: The approach is to analyse the Act from historical and socio-legal perspectives, drawing on the inter-disciplinary field of regulation studies.
Findings: The Act has its roots in radical counter-cultural reform activism in the 1960s. Its innovative legal structure has enabled a diverse range of policy approaches to be possible over the last 50 years. Future drug law reform efforts need to broaden out from a narrow focus on law and also to engage more seriously with the politics of drug law and policy.
Originality/value: Drawing on the inter-disciplinary field of regulation studies leads to novel insights about the politics and practice of drug law reform.
Design/methodology/approach: The approach is to analyse the Act from historical and socio-legal perspectives, drawing on the inter-disciplinary field of regulation studies.
Findings: The Act has its roots in radical counter-cultural reform activism in the 1960s. Its innovative legal structure has enabled a diverse range of policy approaches to be possible over the last 50 years. Future drug law reform efforts need to broaden out from a narrow focus on law and also to engage more seriously with the politics of drug law and policy.
Originality/value: Drawing on the inter-disciplinary field of regulation studies leads to novel insights about the politics and practice of drug law reform.
Affiliation :
UCL Social Research Institute, University College London, London, UK