Constitutional reform in the United Kingdom

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Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Dawn Oliver
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003
Material: Internet resource
Type: Book, Internet Resource
Other titles: Constitutional reform in the UK
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/constitutional-reform-in-the-united-kingdom/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

XXI, 424 pages ; 25 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Constitutional reform in the United Kingdom is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: Dawn Oliver.
Publication Date: 2003
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 9 editions
First edition Date: 2003
Last edition Date: 2003
Languages: British English
Library of Congress Code: KD3989
Dewey Code: 342.41
ISBN: 0198765460 9780198765462
OCLC: 51668446

Main Contents

Pt. I. The Background to Constitutional Reform
1. The Project: Modernizing the UK Constitution
2. Themes: Democracy and Citizenship
3. Themes: Good Governance
4. The United Kingdom in the European Union
5. The Constitutional Role of the Courts
Pt. II. Citizen-Centred Reforms
6. Human Rights in the United Kingdom
7. Elections, Parties, and Referendums
8. Freedom of Information
Pt. III. Institutional Reforms
9. Parliament: The House of Commons
10. Parliament: The Second Chamber
11. Government: Ministers
12. Government: The Civil Service
13. Devolution: General Principles
14. Devolution: Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales
15. Devolution: England and the United Kingdom
16. Local Government
17. Quangos
18. The Judiciary
Pt. IV. Conclusions
19. Modernization reviewed: Towards Democracy, Citizenship, and Good Governance?
20. The Political Constitution in Transition?
App. Articles from the European Convention on Human Rights that have been incorporated into UK law by the Human Rights Act (taken from Schedule 1 to the Act)
List of Official Publications.

Summary Note

Presents an account of constitutional reform in the UK that offers a detailed discussion of all the significant changes that have developed following the elections of 1997 and 2001. Issues discussed in this book include the recent devolution of power in Scotland and elections of Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland; and more. ”’

Constitutional reform in the United Kingdom

Constitutional reform in the United Kingdom