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Author |
: Meg Russell |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780198753827 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0198753829 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Legislation at Westminster by : Meg Russell
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 |
: Meg Russell |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780198753827 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0198753829 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Legislation at Westminster by : Meg Russell
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 |
: Thomas Erskine May |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 520 |
Release |
: 1844 |
ISBN-10 |
: KBNL:KBNL03000114928 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Treatise Upon the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament by : Thomas Erskine May
Author |
: Marc Geddes |
Publisher |
: Manchester University Press |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2019-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781526136824 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1526136821 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dramas at Westminster by : Marc Geddes
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 |
: Neil Duxbury |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 267 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107021877 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107021871 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Elements of Legislation by : Neil Duxbury
Neil Duxbury combines analytical legal philosophy and legal history to explore the concept of legislation.
Author |
: Franklin de Vrieze |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 2020-12-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000326291 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000326292 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis Parliaments and Post-Legislative Scrutiny by : Franklin de Vrieze
To what extent have parliaments a responsibility to monitor how laws are implemented as intended and have the expected impact? Is the practice of Post-Legislative Scrutiny emerging as a new dimension within the oversight role of parliament? What approach do parliaments apply in assessing the implementation and impact of legislation? These are the fascinating questions guiding this book. Case studies offer an in-depth look at how particular countries and the European Union conduct Post-Legislative Scrutiny. The analysis puts Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the context of parliamentary oversight and parliaments’ engagement in the legislative cycle. The purpose of this book is to demonstrate the value of Post-Legislative Scrutiny as a public good, benefiting the executive, legislature and the people in ensuring that law delivers what is expected of it, as well as to respond to the need for greater clarity as to what is meant by the term. In this way, the publication can assist legislatures to think more clearly as to what precisely they understand, and seek to achieve, by Post-Legislative Scrutiny. This book is the result of the co-operation between the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of The Journal of Legislative Studies.
Author |
: Anne Twomey |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 913 |
Release |
: 2018-04-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107056787 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107056780 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Veiled Sceptre by : Anne Twomey
The extension to other Realms of the reserve power to refuse a dissolution
Author |
: Thomas Glyn Watkin |
Publisher |
: University of Wales Press |
Total Pages |
: 285 |
Release |
: 2018-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781786833013 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1786833018 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Legislating for Wales by : Thomas Glyn Watkin
It provides a critical description and evaluation of how laws are made for Wales including the most recent changes made by the Wales Act 2017 which come into effect in 2018. It analyses and assesses the process of preparing and drafting legislation for Wales in terms of the requirements of democratic processes and respect for the rule of law. It analyses and assesses the legislative procedures of the legislatures which make law for Wales, explaining how they reflect the demands of law-making in a representative democracy. It is written in a clear and accessible style which does not require prior knowledge of its subject matter. It is written by two authors who between them have considerable experience at the highest levels of the law-making processes of Wales and the UK.
Author |
: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Constitution |
Publisher |
: The Stationery Office |
Total Pages |
: 198 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0104005408 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780104005408 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Parliament and the legislative process by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Constitution
Parliament and the legislative Process : 14th report of session 2003-04, Vol. 2: Evidence
Author |
: Jeremy Bentham |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 1879 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105004425810 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Principles of Morals and Legislation by : Jeremy Bentham
Discusses morals' functions and natures that affect the legislation in general. Bases the discussions on pain and pleasure as basic principle of law embodiment. Mentions of the circumstance influencing sensibility, general human actions, intentionality, conciousness, motives, human dispositions, consequencess of mischievous act, case of punishment, and offences' division.