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Author : Thomas Erskine May
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Treatise Upon the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament written by Thomas Erskine May and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Clyve Jones
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 184383717X
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)
Download or read book A Short History of Parliament written by Clyve Jones and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This institutional history charts the development and evolution of parliament from the Scottish and Irish parliaments, through the post-Act of Union parliament and into the devolved assemblies of the 1990s. It considers all aspects of parliament as an institution, including membership, parties, constituencies and elections.
Author : Meg Russell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198753829
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)
Download or read book Legislation at Westminster written by Meg Russell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Westminster parliament is a highly visible political institution, and one of its core functions is approving new laws. Yet Britain's legislative process is often seen as executive-dominated, and parliament as relatively weak. As this book shows, such impressions can be misleading. Drawing on the largest study of its kind for more than forty years, Meg Russell and Daniel Gover cast new light on the political dynamics that shape the legislative process. They provide a fascinating account of the passage of twelve government bills - collectively attracting more than 4000 proposed amendments - through both the House of Commons and House of Lords. These include highly contested changes such as Labour's identity cards scheme and the coalition's welfare reforms, alongside other relatively uncontroversial measures. As well as studying the parliamentary record and amendments, the study draws from more than 100 interviews with legislative insiders. Following introductory chapters about the Westminster legislative process, the book focuses on the contribution of distinct parliamentary 'actors', including the government, opposition, backbenchers, select committees, and pressure groups. It considers their behaviour in the legislative process, what they seek to achieve, and crucially how they influence policy decisions. The final chapter reflects on Westminster's influence overall, showing this to be far greater than commonly assumed. Parliamentary influence is asserted in various different ways - ranging from visible amendments to more subtle means of changing government's behaviour. The book's findings make an important contribution to understanding both British politics and the dynamics of legislative bodies more broadly. Its readability and relevance will appeal to both specialists and general readers with interests in politics and law, in the UK and beyond.
Author : J. R. Maddicott
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191615013
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book The Origins of the English Parliament, 924-1327 written by J. R. Maddicott and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Origins of the English Parliament is a magisterial account of the evolution of parliament, from its earliest beginnings in the late Anglo-Saxon period. Starting with the national assemblies which began to meet in the reign of King Æthelstan, it carries the story through to the fully fledged parliament of lords and commons of the early fourteenth century, which came to be seen as representative of the whole nation and which eventually sanctioned the deposition of the king himself in 1327. Throughout, J. R. Maddicott emphasizes parliament's evolution as a continuous process, underpinned by some important common themes. Over the four hundred years covered by the book the chief business of the assembly was always the discussion of national affairs, together with other matters central to the running of the state, such as legislation and justice. It was always a resolutely political body. But its development was also shaped by a series of unforeseen events and episodes. Chief among these were the Norman Conquest, the wars of Richard I and John, and the minority of Henry III. A major turning-point was reached in 1215, when Magna Carta established the need for general consent to taxation - a vital step towards the establishment of parliament itself in the next generation. Covering an exceptionally long time span, The Origins of the English Parliament takes readers to the roots of the English state's central institution, showing how the more familiar parliament of late medieval and early modern England came into being and illuminating the close relationship between particular political episodes and the course of institutional change. Above all, it shows how the origins of parliament lie not in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, as has usually been argued, but in a much more distant past.
Author : Emma Crewe
Publisher : Haus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1910376272
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Commons and Lords written by Emma Crewe and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Parliament rewards close scrutiny not just for the sake of democracy, but also because the surprises it contains challenge our understanding of British politics. Commons and Lords pulls back the curtain on both the upper House of Lords and the lower House of Commons to examine their unexpected inner workings. Based on fieldwork within both Houses, this volume in the Haus Curiosities series provides a surprising twist in how relationships in each play out. The high social status of peers in the House of Lords gives the impression of hierarchy and, more specifically, patriarchy. In contrast, the House of Commons conjures impressions of equality and fairness between members. But actual observation reveals the opposite: while the House of Lords has an egalitarian and cooperative ethos that is also supportive of female members, the competitive and aggressive House of Commons is a far less comfortable place for women. Offering many surprises and secrets, this book exposes the sheer oddity of the British parliament system.
Author : Thomas Christiansen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030060438
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Brexit and Democracy written by Thomas Christiansen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses an important aspect of Brexit that has been ever-present in public debates, but has so far not received corresponding attention by academic scholars, namely the role of parliaments and citizens in this process. To address this gap, this book brings together an international group of authors who provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary treatment of this subject. Specifically, the contributors, scholars from the UK and across Europe, provide diverse accounts of the role of regional, national and European parliaments and citizens from the perspectives of Law, Political Science and European Studies. The book is structured in three parts focused on developments, respectively, in the UK, in the parliaments of the EU27, and at the EU level. Beyond providing a comprehensive examination of the scrutiny of Brexit, the book utilises the insights gained from this experience for a study of executive-legislative relations in the European Union more generally, examining the balance, or lack thereof, between governments and parliaments. In this way, the book also speaks to some of the long-lasting, indeed perennial questions about the effects of constitutional provisions and political practice in the context of European democracy.
Author : Edwin Joseph L. M. P. De Lisle
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781458932389
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (323 download)
Download or read book The Parliamentary Oath written by Edwin Joseph L. M. P. De Lisle and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: the direction of national disaster. We are measurably nearer to the abyss. It is therefore most opportune to call attention to the nature of the proposed change; to unma sk the insidious- ness of the attack, and to establish, on a firm basis, the reasonableness of the defence. I do not appeal to the passions, to the sympathies, to the sentiments of my fellow-countrymen. I would rather ask them calmly to consider the nature of things, to reason and wrestle with the mysteries of life, and, above all, to have the courage of their convictions. When reason has done its work, and the truth is clearly discerned, then let the nobler passions, the tenderest sympathies, and the loftiest sentiments, bring power irresistible to the will, lest right judgment suffer shipwreck and our country be involved in ruin. Some will not follow me in what I have to say. I ask them to be patient and to read with attention. I am attacking no man personally, and no man's creed. It is the natural dignity of man, the foundation of all religion, indeedthe coherence of all reasoning, which is attacked and threatened with destruction. But it will be said there is no grave question of this nature involved; it is merely proposed to bring in a Bill to allow members of Parliament to affirm. It is a message of peace, an act of universal toleration. All these arguments about the nature of man and the knowledge of God are beside the mark. It is merely a matter of political expediency, the timely application of the principle of perfect religious equality to which we have long ago committed ourselves. This is exactly what I am going to investigate. I say it is a departure from the principle of religious equality. If it is not, by all means let the Bill pass. If it is, let us stay our hands until we fully understand what...
Author : Philip Norton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137320958
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)
Download or read book Parliament in British Politics written by Philip Norton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully revised new edition includes expanded coverage of Parliament's relationship with the courts, devolved assemblies and the European Union. Distinctively, the book goes beyond the usual focus of Parliament-Government relations to encompass policy-makers beyond Whitehall and Parliament's broader relationship with citizens.
Author : Weinberg, James
Publisher : Bristol University Press
ISBN 13 : 1529209161
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (292 download)
Download or read book Who Enters Politics and Why? written by Weinberg, James and published by Bristol University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-22 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring unique survey and interview data on the personality characteristics of British politicians, this book provides a timely psychological analysis of those individuals who pursue political careers and how they represent their constituents once elected. Focusing specifically on the Basic Human Values of more than 150 MPs as well as hundreds of local councillors, Weinberg offers original insights into three compelling questions: Who enters politics and how are they different to the general public? Do politicians’ personality characteristics matter for their legislative behaviour? Do voters really get the ‘wrong’ politicians? Taking a fresh psychological approach to issues that are predominant in political science, this book casts new light on the human side of representative democracy.
Author : W. Mark Ormrod
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030452204
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Women and Parliament in Later Medieval England written by W. Mark Ormrod and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Palgrave Pivot provides the first ever comprehensive consideration of the part played by women in the workings and business of the English Parliament in the later Middle Ages. Breaking new ground, this book considers all aspects of women’s access to the highest court of medieval England. Women were active supplicants to the Crown in Parliament, and sometimes appeared there in person to prosecute cases or make political demands. It explores the positions of women of varying rank, from queens to peasants, vis-à-vis this male institution, where they very occasionally appeared in person but were more usually represented by written petitions. A full analysis of these petitions and of the official records of parliament reveals that there were a number of issues on which women consistently pressed for changes in the law and its administration, and where the Commons and the Crown either championed or refused to support reform. Such is the concentration of petitions on the subjects of dower and rape that these may justifiably be termed ‘women’s issues’ in the medieval Parliament.
Author : A.V. Dicey
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 134917968X
Total Pages : 729 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution written by A.V. Dicey and published by Springer. This book was released on 1985-09-30 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A starting point for the study of the English Constitution and comparative constitutional law, The Law of the Constitution elucidates the guiding principles of the modern constitution of England: the legislative sovereignty of Parliament, the rule of law, and the binding force of unwritten conventions.
Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780108472411
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (724 download)
Download or read book Companion to the standing orders and guide to the proceedings of the House of Lords written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 22nd edition of the publication which was first published in 1862. It is the authoritiative guide to procedure in the House. This edition reflects two major changes: the creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 1 October 2009, ending the historic judicature of the House of Lords; secondly the procedures agreed for regulating the conduct of members.
Author : Meg Russell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199671567
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)
Download or read book The Contemporary House of Lords written by Meg Russell and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painting a detailed portrait of the House of Lords since reform removed most hereditary members in 1999, this book demonstrates the chamber's newly diverse membership and substantial policy impact in British politics. It also places the Lords in a comparative context, asks if it can be considered 'legitimate', and examines the likelihood of reform.
Author : Emma Crewe
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719072079
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Lords of Parliament written by Emma Crewe and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work marks the first time a researcher has had largely unlimited access, and every significant aspect of the Upper Chamber has been scrutinized. The result is a unique portrait, packed with the unexpected, of a surprising institution which is becoming increasingly influential. Meticulous scholarship is combined with clarity in explanation to produce a work that helps to bridge the gap between anthropology and political science.
Author : Marc Geddes
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526136821
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)
Download or read book Dramas at Westminster written by Marc Geddes and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on unprecedented access to the UK Parliament, this book challenges how we understand and think about accountability between government and Parliament. Drawing on three months of research in Westminster, and over forty-five interviews, this book focuses on the everyday practices of Members of Parliament and officials to reveal how parliamentarians perform their scrutiny roles. Some MPs become specialists while others act as lone wolves; some are there to try to defend their party while others want to learn about policy. Amongst these different styles, chairs of committees have to try to reconcile these interpretations and either act as committee-orientated catalysts or attempt to impose order as leadership-orientated chieftains. All of this pushes and pulls scrutiny in competing directions, and tells us that accountability depends on individual beliefs, everyday practices and the negotiation of dilemmas. In this way, MPs and officials create a drama or spectacle of accountability and use their performance on the parliamentary stage to hold government to account. Dramas at Westminster: Select committees and the quest for accountability offers the most up-to-date and detailed research on committee practices in the House of Commons, following a range of reforms since 2010.
Author : Maurice Bond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod written by Maurice Bond and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: cover title: Black Rod
Author : Moyra Grant
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748629726
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)
Download or read book UK Parliament written by Moyra Grant and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A topical and accessible introductory guide to the workings of the UK's Westminster Parliament, in both theory and practice.
