The Constitutional legitimacy of law officers in the United Kingdom / Conor McCormick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCormick, Conor, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government attorneys.

Constitutional law.

Attorneys general.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, United Kingdom : Hart Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

This book provides a detailed account of each law officer's functions and draws on that account as the basis for a broader conceptual analysis of their constitutional legitimacy. The constitutional legitimacy of law officers has been questioned repeatedly in recent years, on account of recurring controversies surrounding the discharge of their varied functions. Indeed, it has become increasingly clear that those functions enable law officers to play a highly influential part in the regulation and exercise of public power throughout the United Kingdom. This book argues that the most persuasive framework for analysing the offices which make up this diverse regime involves concentrating on the constitutional values of independence, accountability and trust which underpin it. Both aspects of the book - namely the explanation of individual functions and the conceptual analysis of collective legitimacy - are written in a holistic way which encompasses critical analyses about the Attorney General and Solicitor General for England and Wales; the Counsel General for Wales; the Lord Advocate, Solicitor General and Advocate General for Scotland, as well as the Attorney General and Advocate General for Northern Ireland.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-5099-4414-1