The English Judges - Their Role in the Changing Constitution

Zusatztext The particular strength of Steven's work lies in his ability to offer extensive descriptions of the various debates and actors involved in the controversies surrounding the English versions of the countermajoritarian difficulty in a way which is at once scholarly and accessible. Informationen zum Autor Robert Stevens is a former Master of Pembroke College,Oxford and a visiting Professor of Law at Yale University. Zusammenfassung This book looks at the English Judiciary from an historical perspective with especial reference to its changing role in the 20th Century. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Setting the Tone: The Act of Settlement and the Emergence of the Balance of Powers 2 1900–1960: The Declining Role of the English Judiciary 3 The Gradual U-Turn 4 The Years of Conservative Government (1979-1997) 5 Jurisprudence or Politics 6 Balance of Powers: The Independence of Individual Judges 7 The Balance of Powers: The Judges as a Separate Branch of Government? 8 New Labour in Power 9 The Second Coming 10 The Future

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Robert Stevens
• Edition: Hart Publishing
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 18.10.2002
• EAN: 9781841132266
• ISBN: 978-1-84113-226-6
• Pages: 184
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 222 mm x 16 mm
• Thème: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit international, droit étranger; England, Wales, LAW / Courts, LAW / Legal Profession, LAW / Trial Practice, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Legal profession: general, Legal profession / practice of law: general, Wales / Cymru