The House of Lords (eBook, PDF)

Its Parliamentary and Judicial Roles
Redaktion: Dickson, Brice; Carmichael, Paul

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This new book examines the House of Lords in both its Parliamentary and its judicial capacity. A total of 14 contributors discuss such important topics as the membership of the House,how the House compares with other second chambers in bicameral legislatures elsewhere, the role of the Lord Chancellor, the rules concerning discussion of sub judice matters and the stance taken by the Law Lords towards European Community law. At a time when the future of the House is once again under active consideration, the book serves to remind readers of the significance of the institution to the British constitution. It will be of interest to students of government and law as well as to practitioners in the field, including Parliamentarians and judges. The issues dealt with in this book go to the heart of how democracy manifests itself in the United Kingdom today.'.

Contributors:

Michael Rush, Nicholas Baldwin, Rodney Brazier, Paul Carmichael, Andrew Baker, Patricia Leopold, Gavin Drewry, Sir Louis Blom-Cooper, Brice Dickson, Barry Fitzpatrick, Anthony Bradney, Patricia Maxwell, Kenny Mullan, Simon Lee.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847312990
• Artikelnr.: 52844334

Autorenporträt

Brice Dickson is Professor of Law at the University of Ulster,Jordanstown. Paul Carmichael is a Lecturer in the Department of Politics at the Univerity of Ulster.

Inhaltsangabe

PART ONE: THE HOUSE AS A CHAMBER OF PARLIAMENT Introduction Paul Carmichael
Chapter 1. The House of Lords: The Political Context Michael Rush Chapter
2. The Membership and Work of the House of Lords Nicholas Baldwin Chapter
3. The Second Chamber: Paradoxes and Plans Rodney Brazier Chapter 4. Second
Chambers-A Comparative Perspective Paul Carmichael and Andrew Baker Chapter
5. The Sub Judice Rule in the House of Lords Patricia Leopold PART TWO: THE
HOUSE AS A SUPREME COURT Introduction Robert Stevens Chapter 6. The
Appellate Function Gavin Drewry and Sir Louis Blom-Cooper Chapter 7. The
Lords of Appeal and their Work 1967-96 Brice Dickson Chapter 8. The
Judicial Role of the Lord Chancellor Anthony Bradney Chapter 9. A Dualist
House of Lords in a Sea of Monist Community Law? Barry Fitzpatrick Chapter
10. The House of Lords as a Constitutional Court: The Implications of Ex p.
EOC Patricia Maxwell Chapter 11. The Impact of Pepper Kenny Mullan Chapter
12. Uneasy Cases Simon Lee