The Office of Lord Chancellor Diana Woodhouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woodhouse, Diana, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Lord Chancellor's Department.

Great Britain.

Justice, Administration of--Great Britain.

Justice, Administration of.

Judges--Great Britain.

Judges.

Executive departments--Great Britain.

Executive departments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford Portland, Ore. Hart Publishing 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The office of Lord Chancellor is one that has frequently been questioned. However,the extent and diversity of the questioning seldom attained the proportions reached in the final years of the twentieth century, when they drew attention to the deficiencies of the position of Lord Chancellor, the inherent tensions within that position and the incongruity of such a role in a modern democracy. This book examines these questions. It analyses the development and current position of the Lord Chancellor as head of the judiciary, member of the Cabinet, judge and Speaker in the House of Lords and considers his role in relation to judicial appointments. It also looks at the LCD, the development of which acts as an indicator of the changes in the office of Lord Chancellor. It concludes by making proposals for reform, the most far-reaching of which is the abolition of the office

Contents:

1 INTRODUCTION

2 THE LORD CHANCELLOR IN THE CONSTITUTION

3 THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

4 THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S EXECUTIVE ROLE

5 THE LORD CHANCELLOR AS JUDGE

6 JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

7 THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR

8 THE REFORM OF THE OFFICE OF LORD CHANCELLOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-218) and index

ISBN:

9786611041830

9781472559081

1472559088

9781281041838

1281041831

9781847313003

1847313000

OCLC:

476111201