Parkinson's law Parkinson's law Parkinson's law is the adage that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion". It is sometimes applied to the growth of bureaucracy in an organization. This law is likely derived from ideal gas law, whereby a gas expands to fit the volume allotted. Articulated by Cyril Northcote Parkinson as part of the first sentence of an essay published in "The Economist" in 1955 and since republished online, it was reprinted with other essays in the book "Parkinson's Law: The Pursuit of Progress" (London, John Murray, 1958). He derived the dictum from his extensive
Principle of opportunity 13a). In countries that do not recognise the principle of opportunity, the cancellation of the prosecution of a known felony can itself be considered a felony. There are three sorts of cancellation of prosecution: A crime whose prosecution is cancelled can still be resumed later (the ne bis in idem principle does not apply to "sepots"), unless the Public Department has made a formal communication to the crime suspect that the suspect is no longer prosecuted (then, prosecution cannot be resumed according to the principle of administrative law trustworthiness). According to Article 12 of the Dutch Criminal Procedure Code, a