The Irish parliament , 1613-89 : the evolution of a colonial institution / Coleman A. Dennehy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dennehy, Coleman A., author.

Series:

Studies in early modern Irish history

Early modern Irish history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland. Parliament--History--17th century.

Ireland.

Ireland. Parliament.

History.

Ireland--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 238 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.

Summary:

The Irish parliament was both the scene of frequent political battles and an important administrative and legal element of the state machinery of early modern Ireland. This institutional study looks at how parliament dispatched its business on a day-to-day basis. It takes in major areas of responsibility such as creating law, delivering justice, conversing with the executive and administering parliamentary privilege. Its ultimate aim is to present the Irish parliament as one of many such representative assemblies emerging from the feudal state and into the modern world, with a changing set of responsibilities that would inevitably transform the institution and how it saw both itself and the other political assemblies of the day.

Contents:

2 Petitions and the administration of justice p. 18

3 Making law: bills and acts p. 58

4 Officers and servants of parliament p. 110

5 Privilege, precedent, and self-regulation p. 168.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1526133350

9781526133359

OCLC:

1053903262