This new account of constitutional reform in the UK offers a detailed discussion of all the significant changes that have developed following the elections of 1997 and 2001. Issues discussed include the recent devolution of power in Scotland and elections of Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland; reform of the House of Lords and the system of hereditary peers; the influence of the Human Rights Act; changes to electoral systems and party funding; and thesignificance of the European dimension on the British Constitution. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, the text is well…mehr
This new account of constitutional reform in the UK offers a detailed discussion of all the significant changes that have developed following the elections of 1997 and 2001. Issues discussed include the recent devolution of power in Scotland and elections of Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland; reform of the House of Lords and the system of hereditary peers; the influence of the Human Rights Act; changes to electoral systems and party funding; and thesignificance of the European dimension on the British Constitution. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, the text is well referenced to aid further research and offers an extensive bibliography and list of official publications. It is essential reading for all those studying constitutional law and reform as part of their law or politics degree programmes.
Dawn Oliver is Professor of Constitutional Law at the University College London. She has been a member of the Study of Parliament Group since 1994 and was a member of the Royal Commission Reform of the House of Lords in 1999. She is co-author of The Changing Constitution with Professor Jeffrey Jowell and editor of Public Law.
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PART 1: THE BACKGROUND TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM 1: The Project: Modernising the UK Constitution 2: Themes: Democrarcy and Citizenship 3: Themes: Good Governance 4: The United Kingdom in the European Union 5: The Constitutional Role of the Courts PART II: CITIZEN-CENTRED REFORMS 6: Human Rights in the United Kingdom 7: Elections, Parties, and Referendums 8: Freedom of Information PART III: INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS 9: Parliament: The House of Commons 1011: Parliament: The Second ChamberGovernment: Ministers 12: Government: The Civil Service 13: Devolution: General Principles 14: Devolution: Scotland, Nothern Ireland, and Wales 15: Devolution: England and the United Kingdom 16: Local Governament 17: Quangos 18: The Judiciary PART IV: CONCLUSIONS 19: Modernization Reviewed: Towards Democracy, Citizenship, and Good Governance 20: The Political Constitution in Transition
PART 1: THE BACKGROUND TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM 1: The Project: Modernising the UK Constitution 2: Themes: Democrarcy and Citizenship 3: Themes: Good Governance 4: The United Kingdom in the European Union 5: The Constitutional Role of the Courts PART II: CITIZEN-CENTRED REFORMS 6: Human Rights in the United Kingdom 7: Elections, Parties, and Referendums 8: Freedom of Information PART III: INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS 9: Parliament: The House of Commons 1011: Parliament: The Second ChamberGovernment: Ministers 12: Government: The Civil Service 13: Devolution: General Principles 14: Devolution: Scotland, Nothern Ireland, and Wales 15: Devolution: England and the United Kingdom 16: Local Governament 17: Quangos 18: The Judiciary PART IV: CONCLUSIONS 19: Modernization Reviewed: Towards Democracy, Citizenship, and Good Governance 20: The Political Constitution in Transition
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