基本説明
Including devolution, the Nolan Report and an Examination of the historical relationship between Parliament and European Human Rights law and the implications of a future Human Rights Act.
Full Description
The Law and Parliament is a collection of essays by leading constitutional and parliamentary experts on issues that are at the core of current debate about the changing British constitution and the sometimes difficult relationships between government and law. The book deals with matters of intense topical debate including the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights and the implications of the Human Rights Act 1998, the establishment of a new Scottish Parliament, ways in which the courts impinge upon the law of Parliament and vice versa and the Nolan Report. It also examines the position of lawyers as members of the two Houses of Parliament and looks at the mechanism through which Parliament obtains legal advice.
Contents
1. The law and Parliament; 2. The autonomy of Parliament; 3. Parliamentary accountability for the administration of justice; 4. Statute law and case law applicable to Parliament; 5. The application of the civil and criminal law to members of Parliament and parliamentary proceedings; 6. Legal advice and representation for Parliament; 7. The law relating to members' conduct; 8. The Parliamentary Ombudsman: a successful alternative?; 9. Hansard and the interpretation of statutes; 10. Lawyers in Parliament; 11. Parliament and human rights; 12. Legal aspect of relations between the United Kingdom and Scottish Parliament; Appendices; Index.
