The constitution after Scott: government unwrapped

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Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Adam Tomkins
Biografical Information: Adam Tomkins has been a lecturer in law at King’s College, London since 1991.
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998
Material: Internet resource
Type: Book, Internet Resource
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/the-constitution-after-scott-government-unwrapped/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

XIII, 279 pages ; 24 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, The constitution after Scott: government unwrapped is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Publishers: Clarendon Press – Oxford University Press
Responsable Person: Adam Tomkins.
Publication Date: 1998
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 5 editions
First edition Date: 1998
Last edition Date: 1998
Languages: British English
Library of Congress Code: KD3989
Dewey Code: 342.4102
ISBN: 0198262914 9780198262916 0198262906 9780198262909
OCLC: 37878744

Main Contents

Introduction: The Constitutional Importance of Scott
Pt. I. Government and Parliament. 1. Ministers and Parliament. 2. The Civil Service. 3. Freedom of Information
Pt. II. Government and Secret Intelligence. 4. Governing Without Intelligence
Pt. III. Government and Courts. 5. Public Interest Immunity
Pt. IV. The American Connection. 6. Iraqgate: The American Equivalent of Scott? 7. Implications of the Iraqgate Story
Conclusion: Reforming the Parliamentary Constitution.

Summary Note

The Scott Report was the most important constitutional event of the long Conservative period in office. This book offers an analysis of what the Report means for the future of constitutional government, and for constitutional reform, in Britain. It is useful for students of the British constitution or of British Government. ”’

Introduction: The Constitutional Importance of Scott
Part I: Governmet and Parliament
1. Ministers and Parliament
2. The Civil Service
3. Freedom of Information
Part II: Government and Secret Intelligence
4. Governing without Intelligence
Part III: Government and Courts
5. Public Interest Immunity
Part IV: The American Connection
6. Iraqgate: The American Equivalent of Scott
7. Implications of the Iraqgate Story
Conclusion: Reforming the Parliamentary Constitution

The constitution after Scott: government unwrapped

The constitution after Scott: government unwrapped