Making British Law

Author : Meg Russell,Daniel Gover (Political researcher)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198753827

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Legislation at Westminster by Meg Russell,Daniel Gover (Political researcher) Pdf

The Westminster parliament is a highly visible political institution, and one of its core functions is approving new laws. Yet Britain's legislative process is often seen as executive-dominated, and parliament as relatively weak. As this book shows, such impressions can be misleading. Drawing on the largest study of its kind for more than forty years, Meg Russell and Daniel Gover cast new light on the political dynamics that shape the legislative process. They provide a fascinating account of the passage of twelve government bills - collectively attracting more than 4000 proposed amendments - through both the House of Commons and House of Lords. These include highly contested changes such as Labour's identity cards scheme and the coalition's welfare reforms, alongside other relatively uncontroversial measures. As well as studying the parliamentary record and amendments, the study draws from more than 100 interviews with legislative insiders. Following introductory chapters about the Westminster legislative process, the book focuses on the contribution of distinct parliamentary 'actors', including the government, opposition, backbenchers, select committees, and pressure groups. It considers their behaviour in the legislative process, what they seek to achieve, and crucially how they influence policy decisions. The final chapter reflects on Westminster's influence overall, showing this to be far greater than commonly assumed. Parliamentary influence is asserted in various different ways - ranging from visible amendments to more subtle means of changing government's behaviour. The book's findings make an important contribution to understanding both British politics and the dynamics of legislative bodies more broadly. Its readability and relevance will appeal to both specialists and general readers with interests in politics and law, in the UK and beyond.

Author : Thomas Erskine May
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Electronic
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000114928

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A Treatise Upon the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament by Thomas Erskine May Pdf

Author : Louise Thompson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137410665

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Making British Law by Louise Thompson Pdf

Laws are essential to the lives of all British citizens and crucial to the survival of British Governments. This book follows the work of House of Commons bill committees as they scrutinise legislation and reveals the hidden depths of law making in the British Parliament.

Author : Meg Russell,Daniel Gover
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191068331

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Legislation at Westminster by Meg Russell,Daniel Gover Pdf

The Westminster parliament is a highly visible political institution, and one of its core functions is approving new laws. Yet Britain's legislative process is often seen as executive-dominated, and parliament as relatively weak. As this book shows, such impressions can be misleading. Drawing on the largest study of its kind for more than forty years, Meg Russell and Daniel Gover cast new light on the political dynamics that shape the legislative process. They provide a fascinating account of the passage of twelve government bills - collectively attracting more than 4000 proposed amendments - through both the House of Commons and House of Lords. These include highly contested changes such as Labour's identity cards scheme and the coalition's welfare reforms, alongside other relatively uncontroversial measures. As well as studying the parliamentary record and amendments, the study draws from more than 100 interviews with legislative insiders. Following introductory chapters about the Westminster legislative process, the book focuses on the contribution of distinct parliamentary 'actors', including the government, opposition, backbenchers, select committees, and pressure groups. It considers their behaviour in the legislative process, what they seek to achieve, and crucially how they influence policy decisions. The final chapter reflects on Westminster's influence overall, showing this to be far greater than commonly assumed. Parliamentary influence is asserted in various different ways - ranging from visible amendments to more subtle means of changing government's behaviour. The book's findings make an important contribution to understanding both British politics and the dynamics of legislative bodies more broadly. Its readability and relevance will appeal to both specialists and general readers with interests in politics and law, in the UK and beyond.

Author : A.V. Dicey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1985-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349179688

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An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution by A.V. Dicey Pdf

A starting point for the study of the English Constitution and comparative constitutional law, The Law of the Constitution elucidates the guiding principles of the modern constitution of England: the legislative sovereignty of Parliament, the rule of law, and the binding force of unwritten conventions.

Author : Great Britain: Deputy Prime Minister's Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 0101807724

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House of Lords reform draft bill by Great Britain: Deputy Prime Minister's Office Pdf

This is a draft Bill and white paper on proposals to change the House of Lords into a more democratically elected second chamber. A cross-party Committee met seven times from June to December 2010 and considered all reform issues related to the House of Lords. Agreement was reached on a large number of issues but differences in opinion remain on the size of the elected element and the type of electoral system. The Government now wants to take the discussion forward to a debate on the detail. Proposals include an 80 percent elected House of Lords but a wholly elected House of Lords has not been ruled out. The Draft Bill sets out elections using the Single Transferable Vote system but it is recognised that a case can be made for other proportional systems too. Other proposals, name, size, functions, powers and term length are some of several issues discussed.

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons,Robert Marleau,Camille Montpetit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1216 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Canada
ISBN : UCBK:C070750942

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House of Commons Procedure and Practice by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons,Robert Marleau,Camille Montpetit Pdf

This reference book is primarily a procedural work which examines the many forms, customs, and practices which have been developed and established for the House of Commons since Confederation in 1867. It provides a distinctive Canadian perspective in describing procedure in the House up to the end of the first session of the 36th Parliament in Sept. 1999. The material is presented with full commentary on the historical circumstances which have shaped the current approach to parliamentary business. Key Speaker's rulings and statements are also documented and the considerable body of practice, interpretation, and precedents unique to the Canadian House of Commons is amply illustrated. Chapters of the book cover the following: parliamentary institutions; parliaments and ministries; privileges and immunities; the House and its Members; parliamentary procedure; the physical & administrative setting; the Speaker & other presiding officers; the parliamentary cycle; sittings of the House; the daily program; oral & written questions; the process of debate; rules of order & decorum; the curtailment of debate; special debates; the legislative process; delegated legislation; financial procedures; committees of the whole House; committees; private Members' business; public petitions; private bills practice; and the parliamentary record. Includes index.

Author : Sir Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert,Courtenay Ilbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043950729

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The Mechanics of Law Making by Sir Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert,Courtenay Ilbert Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132354221

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Guide to Parliament by Anonim Pdf

Author : Russell & Gover
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0191815462

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Legislation at Westminster by Russell & Gover Pdf

Author : Bruno Latour
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745655024

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The Making of Law by Bruno Latour Pdf

In this book, Bruno Latour pursues his ethnographic inquiries into the different value systems of modern societies. After science, technology, religion, art, it is now law that is being studied by using the same comparative ethnographic methods. The case study is the daily practice of the French supreme courts, the Conseil d’Etat, specialized in administrative law (the equivalent of the Law Lords in Great Britain). Even though the French legal system is vastly different from the Anglo-American tradition and was created by Napoleon Bonaparte at the same time as the Code-based system, this branch of French law is the result of a home-grown tradition constructed on precedents. Thus, even though highly technical, the cases that form the matter of this book, are not so exotic for an English-speaking audience. What makes this study an important contribution to the social studies of law is that, because of an unprecedented access to the collective discussions of judges, Latour has been able to reconstruct in detail the weaving of legal reasoning: it is clearly not the social that explains the law, but the legal ties that alter what it is to be associated together. It is thus a major contribution to Latour’s social theory since it is now possible to compare the ways legal ties build up associations with the other types of connection that he has studied in other fields of activity. His project of an alternative interpretation of the very notion of society has never been made clearer than in this work. To reuse the title of his first book, this book is in effect the 'Laboratory Life of Law'.

Author : Louise Thompson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137410665

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Making British Law by Louise Thompson Pdf

Laws are essential to the lives of all British citizens and crucial to the survival of British Governments. This book follows the work of House of Commons bill committees as they scrutinise legislation and reveals the hidden depths of law making in the British Parliament.

Author : Parliament commons, proc
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590763645

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Government of Canada. Debates ... in ... 1774, on the bill for making more effectual provision for the government of the province of Quebec, drawn up from the notes of sir H. Cavendish, now first publ. by J. Wright by Parliament commons, proc Pdf

Author : British Broadcasting Corporation. Third Programme,Charles John Hamson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Law reform
ISBN : STANFORD:36105044015381

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Law Reform and Law Making by British Broadcasting Corporation. Third Programme,Charles John Hamson Pdf

Author : David Dean
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0521521858

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Law-Making and Society in Late Elizabethan England by David Dean Pdf

The years leading up to this book's publication had seen a re-assessment by historians of the Elizabethan parliament. David Dean's book contributed to this development by offering the first detailed account and analysis of the legislative impulses of the men attending the last six parliaments of Elizabeth's reign. Examining a wide range of social and economic issues, law reform, religious and political concerns, and affairs both national and local, Law-Making and Society in Late Elizabethan England addresses the importance of parliament both as a political event and as a legislative institution. David Dean draws on an array of local, corporate and personal archives, as well as parliamentary records, to reinterpret the legislative history of the period.