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Parliament and the Law (Second Edition) is an edited collection of
essays, supported by the UK's Study of Parliament Group, including
contributions by leading constitutional lawyers, political
scientists and parliamentary officials. It provides a wide-ranging
overview of the ways in which the law applies to, and impacts upon,
the UK Parliament, and it considers how recent changes to the UK's
constitutional arrangements have affected Parliament as an
institution. It includes authoritative discussion of a number of
issues of topical concern, such as: the operation of parliamentary
privilege, the powers of Parliament's select committees,
parliamentary scrutiny, devolution, English Votes for English Laws,
Members' conduct and the governance of both Houses. It also
contains chapters on financial scrutiny, parliamentary sovereignty,
Parliament and human rights, and the administration of justice.
Aimed mainly at legal academics, practitioners, and political
scientists, it will also be of interest to anyone who is curious
about the many fascinating ways in which the law interacts with and
influences the work, the constitutional status and the procedural
arrangements of the Westminster Parliament.
Civil justice has been undergoing a massive transformation. There
have been big changes in the management of judicial business; the
Human Rights Act 1988 has had a pervasive impact; the
Constitutional Reform Act 2005 has effected many changes - notably,
the prospective transfer of the appellate jurisdiction of the House
of Lords to a new Supreme Court. Against this backcloth of radical
change, this book looks at the recent history and the present-day
operation of the civil division of the Court of Appeal - a court
that, despite its pivotal position, has attracted surprisingly
little scholarly attention. It examines the impact of the
permission to appeal requirements, and the way in which
applications - particularly those by litigants in person - are
handled; it looks at the working methods of the Lords Justices and
at the leadership of the Court by recent Masters of the Rolls; it
considers the relationship between the Court and the House of Lords
- looking at high-profile cases in which the Court has been
reversed by the Lords. Notwithstanding the impending arrival of the
Supreme Court, it concludes that 'the Court of Appeal will remain
firmly in place, occupying its crucial position as, to all intents
and purposes, the court of last resort-indeed, a supreme court-for
most civil appellants.'
The House of Lords served as the highest court in the UK for over
130 years. In 2009 the new UK Supreme Court took over its judicial
functions, closing the doors on one of the most influential legal
institutions in the world, and a major chapter in the history of
the UK legal system. This volume gathers over 40 leading scholars
and practitioners from the UK and beyond to provide a comprehensive
history of the House of Lords as a judicial institution, charting
its role, working practices, reputation and impact on the law and
UK legal system. The book examines the origins of the House's
judicial work; the different phases in the court's history; the
international reputation and influence of the House in the legal
profession; the domestic perception of the House outside the law;
and the impact of the House on the UK legal tradition and
substantive law. The book offers an invaluable overview of the
Judicial House of Lords and a major historical record for the UK
legal system now that it has passed into the next chapter in its
history.
The House of Lords has served as the highest court in the UK for
over 130 years. In 2009 a new UK Supreme Court will take over its
judicial functions, closing the doors on one of the most
influential legal institutions in the world, and a major chapter in
the history of the UK legal system. This volume gathers over 40
leading scholars and practitioners from the UK and beyond to
provide a comprehensive history of the House of Lords as a judicial
institution, charting its role, working practices, reputation and
impact on the law and UK legal system. The book examines the
origins of the House's judicial work; the different phases in the
court's history; the international reputation and influence of the
House in the legal profession; the domestic perception of the House
outside the law; and the impact of the House on the UK legal
tradition and substantive law. The book offers an invaluable
overview of the Judicial House of Lords and a major historical
record for the UK legal system as it opens the next chapter in its
history.
In today's politically and economically complex and interdependent
world, scholars, professional administrators, and laypersons alike
increasingly recognize the importance of bureaucracies. In this
timely volume, contributors with demonstrated expertise in a range
of geographical areas advance our understanding of public
administration worldwide through extensive research and incisive
analysis. Covering the public sector both in more- and
less-developed nations, this book sheds new light on the means by
which the 'fourth branch of government' can be made both effective
and well-suited to the local culture. This collection is a valuable
resource for scholars of public administration and political
science as well as for professional administrators in the United
States and abroad.
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Comparative Bureaucratic Systems (Hardcover)
Krishna K. Tummala; Contributions by Sinasi Aksoy, Hans-Urlich Derlien, Gavin Drewry, John Halligan, …
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In today's politically and economically complex and interdependent
world, scholars, professional administrators, and laypersons alike
increasingly recognize the importance of bureaucracies. In this
timely volume, contributors with demonstrated expertise in a range
of geographical areas advance our understanding of public
administration worldwide through extensive research and incisive
analysis. Covering the public sector both in more- and
less-developed nations, this book sheds new light on the means by
which the 'fourth branch of government' can be made both effective
and well-suited to the local culture. This collection is a valuable
resource for scholars of public administration and political
science as well as for professional administrators in the United
States and abroad.
Parliament and the Law (Second Edition) is an edited collection of
essays, supported by the UK's Study of Parliament Group, including
contributions by leading constitutional lawyers, political
scientists and parliamentary officials. It provides a wide-ranging
overview of the ways in which the law applies to, and impacts upon,
the UK Parliament, and it considers how recent changes to the UK's
constitutional arrangements have affected Parliament as an
institution. It includes authoritative discussion of a number of
issues of topical concern, such as: the operation of parliamentary
privilege, the powers of Parliament's select committees,
parliamentary scrutiny, devolution, English Votes for English Laws,
Members' conduct and the governance of both Houses. It also
contains chapters on financial scrutiny, parliamentary sovereignty,
Parliament and human rights, and the administration of justice.
Aimed mainly at legal academics, practitioners, and political
scientists, it will also be of interest to anyone who is curious
about the many fascinating ways in which the law interacts with and
influences the work, the constitutional status and the procedural
arrangements of the Westminster Parliament.
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