Janet L. Hiebert, James B. Kelly

Parliamentary Bills of Rights

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How do bills of rights influence legislative decision-making in New Zealand and the United Kingdom?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 723g
• ISBN-13: 9781107433700
• ISBN-10: 1107433703
• Artikelnr.: 43115945

Autorenporträt

Janet L. Hiebert is a professor in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University, Ontario.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Part I. The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: 2. Political origins of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act
3. The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and MMP
4. Parliamentary review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
5. Parliamentary select committees and Section 7 reports
Part II. The United Kingdom's Human Rights Act 1998: 6. Political origins of the Human Rights Act
7. Pre-legislative compatibility assessments under the HRA
8. Parliamentary review of national security issues
9. Parliamentary review: equality and democratic issues
10. Conclusion.