The republican Crown: lawyers and the making of the state in twentieth century Britain

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Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Joseph M. Jacob
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: Aldershot ; Brookfield, USA : Dartmouth, ©1996
Type: Book
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XI, 419 pages ; 23 cm

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Useful for students learning an area of law, The republican Crown: lawyers and the making of the state in twentieth century Britain is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: Joseph M. Jacob.
Publication Date: 1996
Location: Brookfield, USA
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 6 editions
First edition Date: 1996
Last edition Date: 1996
Languages: British English
Library of Congress Code: KD4430
Dewey Code: 342.41
ISBN: 1855217252 9781855217256
OCLC: 34410433

Main Contents

Ch. 1. A Problem, An Hypothesis and A Method
Ch. 2. The 1920 Constitution. Bagehot’s Constitution
Legal Reality and the Dignified Crown. Maitland
The Crown in Law. The Demarcation Lines between Courts and Legislature. The Mellor Memorandum
The Crown, its Remedies and Procedure
Ch. 3. The Responsibility of Ministers, 1918-20. The Creation of the Ministerial and Civil Service Duality. The Indemnity and Emergency Powers Acts 1920
Ch. 4. Change in the Classic Age. Growth in Government. The Consolidation of a Myth
Fisher and Bridges. Law and Government
The Growth in Ministers’ Powers. The Common Law is Changed
Ch. 5. The Collapse of the Old Civil Service. The Two Lessons of Crichel Down. The Pamphlet Rule of Law. The Setting Up of the Franks Committee. The Reception and Influence of the Franks Report. J.E.S. Simon and the Debate on Liberties of the Subject. The Fulton Commission: Scientific Management and The New Civil Service.

The republican Crown: lawyers and the making of the state in twentieth century Britain

The republican Crown: lawyers and the making of the state in twentieth century Britain