Memorandum To The Justice Select Committee

Author : Great Britain: Ministry of Justice
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0101823622

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Memorandum to the Justice Select Committee by Great Britain: Ministry of Justice Pdf

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 received Royal Assent on 30 November 2000 and came into full effect on 1 January 2005. The Act gave the public, for the first time, a statutory right (subject to appropriate limitations) to i) find out if a public authority held specified information and, ii) if so, to be provided with access to it. This Memorandum revisits the original objectives and evaluates whether those have been met. It is felt that the FIOA has become embedded in the culture of public authorities and its effects on openness and transparency are clear. The successes do not come without cost, however, primarily in the form of concern at the time taken to process and respond to FOI requests, to conduct public interest tests and consider exemptions. The extent though to which original decisions are neither complained against, or are upheld on complaint, indicate that the FOIA is working largely as it should

Author : Great Britain. Parliament,Great Britain: Ministry of Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0101826729

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Memorandum to the Justice Select Committee by Great Britain. Parliament,Great Britain: Ministry of Justice Pdf

Dated January 2012. This memorandum relates to the Compensation Act 2006 (PGA 2006 Ch. 29, ISBN 9780105429067)

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons,Robert Marleau,Camille Montpetit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1216 pages
File Size : 49,6 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 : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210026473015

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee to Study Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of Components of the Department of Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Abscam Bribery Scandal, 1980
ISBN : UCSD:31822021795869

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Final Report of the Select Committee to Study Undercover Activities of Components of the Department of Justice, to the U.S. Senate by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee to Study Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of Components of the Department of Justice Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 021506223X

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House of Commons - Justice Committee: Post-legislative Scrutiny Of Part 2 (Encouraging Or Assisting Crime) Of The Serious Crime Act 2007 - HC 639 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee Pdf

The Government presented its Post-legislative Scrutiny of the Serious Crime Act 2007 Memorandum to the Home Affairs Committee and Justice Committee in November 2012. The parts of the Memorandum falling within the Justice Committee's remit were a) Serious Crime Prevention Orders and b) Part 2, in particular, offences of encouraging or assisting crime in terms of prosecution and interpretation of the sections by courts and the CPS. There is concern about the trenchant criticism that Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 received. In addition, Part 2 was the subject of appeals to the Court of Appeal. The report concurs with the academics who wrote that the sections are complex and difficult to understand for lawyers, let alone for defendants, jurors and other lay-people working in the criminal justice system. It raises some key concerns and questions about the purpose of post-legislative scrutiny. It is considered that where the substance of an Act or part of an Act is to create or revise criminal offences it is appropriate for questions of a purely legal or technical nature to be considered. The latest judgment in the case of Sadique may allow the legislation to settle into accepted use and interpretation. However, the Ministry should conduct a further and full post-legislative assessment of Part 2 in 2016. If, in the meantime, the number of appeals on Part 2 increases, the Ministry should consider bringing forward legislative proposals for revising, or even replacing, Part 2 to meet the purpose of the legislation in a less tortuous fashion

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Inquiries Act 2005
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0108553485

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House of Lords - Select Committee on the Inquiries Act 2005: The Inquiries Act 2005: Post-legislative Scrutiny - HL 143 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Inquiries Act 2005 Pdf

The report The Inquiries Act 2005: Post-legislative Scrutiny (HL143) finds that the government is not using the legislation passed in the Inquiries Act 2005 enough, and is setting up inquiries with inadequate powers. The Committee urges the government to set up a Central Inquiries Unit to make the most of any lessons learned from past inquiries, and make the best use of collective knowledge and proficiency in this field. The unit would be a new center of expertise, which would enable future inquiries to hit the ground running while also being more efficient, more streamlined and less costly to the public. Overall the Inquiries Act 2005 is robust and effective, but the government is not using it in the way it should be. By setting up public inquiries outside of the Act, the government is creating inquiries which have inadequate powers to do their job. On 6 March 2014, the Home Secretary announced a judge-led inquiry into undercover policing, but did not say

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Liaison Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0108550524

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Review of Select Committee Activity and Proposals for New Committee Activity by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Liaison Committee Pdf

In this report the Liaison Committee conducts a brief review of House of Lords policy committees, in advance of the appointment of those committees in the new Parliament

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration Select Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215529197

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Justice Denied? by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration Select Committee Pdf

This is the Committee's response to the Government's response (HC 41-!, session 2008-09, ISBN 9780215525536) to the Parliamentary Ombudsman's 4th report of session 2007-08 (HC 815, session 2007-08, ISBN 9780102957303).

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1688 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : UCAL:B3608326

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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs Pdf

Author : Mavis Maclean,John Eekelaar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509920211

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After the Act by Mavis Maclean,John Eekelaar Pdf

After the Act describes the aftermath of the recent removal under LASPO of public funding from legal services in family matters other than in defined cases such as child protection and domestic abuse. Through analysis of the policy context, interviews with key players, observation of services provided by lawyers, students, lay support workers and the advice sector, the authors outline the work being done and the skills being used in a range of settings. The book raises questions not only about access to family justice, but about the role of law in family matters in an increasingly post-legal society. Fragmentation of the market in the new services offering information, initial advice, online or alternative dispute resolution – but rarely ongoing casework – raises questions about where costs fall and how quality can be assured. Many of these services are forms of private ordering, where outcomes are hard to assess. If neither the state nor the individual can afford full legal services where the best interests of any child involved are of paramount importance, and lawyers negotiate to make best use of the resources available, perhaps it is time to consider using lawyers differently, with lay support, to solve problems before they become disputes.

Author : Louis Blom-Cooper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509906802

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Public Inquiries by Louis Blom-Cooper Pdf

Throughout the twentieth century, administrations have wrestled with allaying public concern over national disasters and social scandals. This book seeks to describe historically the use of public inquiries, and demonstrates why their methods continued to deploy until 1998 the ingrained habits of lawyers, particularly by issuing warning letters in order to safeguard witnesses who might be to blame. Under the influence of Lord Justice Salmon, the vital concern about systems and services allotted to social problems was relegated to the identification of individual blameworthiness. The book explains why the last inquiry under that system, into the events of 'Bloody Sunday' under Lord Saville's chairmanship, cost £200 million and took twelve and a half years (instead of two years). 'Never again', was the Government's muted cry as the method of investigating the public concern was eventually replaced by the Inquiries Act 2005, by common consent a good piece of legislation. The overriding principle of fairness to witnesses was confirmed by Parliament to those who are 'core participants' to the event, but with limited rights to participate. The public inquiry, the author asserts, is now publicly administered as a Commission of Inquiry, and is correctly regarded as a branch of public administration that focuses on the systemic question of what went wrong, as opposed to which individuals were to blame.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Intelligence service
ISBN : UCAL:B3608335

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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence Pdf

Author : American Bar Association. House of Delegates,Center for Professional Responsibility (American Bar Association)
Publisher : American Bar Association
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : 1590318730

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Model Rules of Professional Conduct by American Bar Association. House of Delegates,Center for Professional Responsibility (American Bar Association) Pdf

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Author : Satvinder Juss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317113980

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International Migration and Global Justice by Satvinder Juss Pdf

How should international law approach the critical issue of movement of peoples in the 21st century? This book presents a radical reappraisal of this controversial problem. Challenging present-day ideas of restrictions on freedom of movement and the international structure that controls entry to states, it argues for a new blueprint for international migration policy that eliminates waste, aids both developing and developed societies and brings attendant benefits to voluntary migrants and involuntary refugees alike. In a world of increasing disorder, it is suggested that current policy only adds to international instability and threatens the interests of a functional global community.