Parliament and the law edited by Alexander Horne, Gavin Drewry and Dawn Oliver.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Horne, Alexander, editor of compilation.

Oliver, Dawn, editor of compilation.

Drewry, Gavin, editor of compilation.

Series:

Hart studies in constitutional law ; v. 2.

Hart studies in constitutional law v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Parliament--Powers and duties.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Parliament--Privileges and immunities.

Legislative power--Great Britain.

Legislative power.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (752 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom Hart Publishing 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Parliament and the Law is an edited collection of essays, sponsored by the Study of Parliament Group and written by leading constitutional lawyers, practitioners and parliamentary officials, with a Foreword by Sir Ross Cranston (a Justice of the High Court and former Solicitor-General). The book provides a wide-ranging overview of the ways in which the law applies to Parliament and considers how recent changes to our constitutional arrangements (in particular the Human Rights Act, the establishment of a Supreme Court and increasing devolution) have impacted on Parliament as an institution. It includes discussion of a number of topical issues, including: the operation of parliamentary privilege in civil and criminal law (examining the recent examples of 'super injunctions' and Members' expenses); the powers of Parliament's Select Committees; the work of Parliament's 'watchdog' Committees: the Joint Committee on Human Rights and the House of Lords Constitution Committee. It reflects on the effect of Freedom of Information on Parliament. It also discusses arguments that have been raised in favour of a new Bill of Rights for the United Kingdom and arguments for and against the continuation of the doctrine of Parliamentary sovereignty. The book is aimed at legal academics, practitioners, political scientists, parliamentarians and parliamentary officials and others interested in the relationships between Parliament and the law. "This book, published under the auspices of the Study of Parliament Group, is very much to be welcomed. The editors are to be applauded for their initiative [and] the various authors have a profound knowledge of Parliament's operation. The essays are a mine of information. For that reason the chapters will prove a springboard for further analysis. But the book is more than that because it raises some profound issues about Parliament's future and its relationship with other institutions of the state. Those in Parliament, whether as Members or officials, and those interested in Parliament, such as academics, public officials (including, dare I say judges), and many others besides, will all learn from it." From the Foreword by Sir Ross Cranston FBA

Contents:

Privilege, Exclusive Cognisance and the Law / Liam Laurence Smyth

Privilege and Freedom of Speech / Oonagh Gay and Hugh Tomlinson

Parliamentary Privilege and Criminal Law / Sally Lipscombe and Alexander Horne

The Law and the Conduct of Members of Parliament / Richard Kelly and Matthew Hamlyn

Legal Advice to Parliament / Andrew Kennon

Freedom of Information and Parliament / Ben Worthy

Select Committees : Powers and Functions / Richard Kelly

The Impact of Devolution on the UK Parliament / John McEldowney

The Joint Committee on Human Rights / Murray Hunt

From the Human Rights Act to a Bill of Rights? / Alexander Horne and Lucinda Maer

The House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution / Andrew Le Sueur and Jack Simson Caird

Parliament and the Courts : A Pragmatic (or Principled) Defence of the Sovereignty of Parliament / Dawn Oliver

Parliamentary Accountability for the Administration of Justice / Gavin Drewry

Part I: Privilege and Conduct

1. Privilege, Exclusive Cognisance and the Law

Liam Laurence Smyth

2. Privilege and Freedom of Speech

Oonagh Gay and Hugh Tomlinson QC

3. Parliamentary Privilege and the Criminal Law

Sally Lipscombe and Alexander Horne

4. The Law and Conduct of Members of Parliament

Richard Kelly and Matthew Hamlyn

Part II: Parliament: Internal Arrangements

5. Legal Advice to Parliament

Andrew Kennon

6. Freedom of Information and Parliament

Ben Worthy

7. Select Committees: Powers and Functions

Richard Kelly

8. The Impact of Devolution on the UK Parliament

John McEldowney

Part III: Rights, the Constitution and the Legal System

9. The Joint Committee on Human Rights

Murray Hunt

10. From the Human Rights Act to a Bill of Rights?

Alexander Horne and Lucinda Maer

11. The House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution

Andrew Le Sueur and Jack Simson Caird

12. Parliament and the Courts: A Pragmatic (or Principled) Defence of the Sovereignty of Parliament

Dawn Oliver

13. Parliamentary Accountability for the Administration of Justice

Gavin Drewry

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9781472561473

1472561473

9781782252597

1782252592

9781782252580

1782252584

OCLC:

864675509