Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-19-876546-2
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 446 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 768 g

This new account of constitutional reform in the UK offers a detailed discussion of all the significant changes that have developed following the elections of 1997 and 2001. Issues discussed include the recent devolution of power in Scotland and elections of Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland; reform of the House of Lords and the system of hereditary peers; the influence of the Human Rights Act, changes to electoral systems and party funding and the significance of the European dimension on the British Constitution.

Dawn Oliver presents a broad overview of the latest developments in constitutional reform while analysing the implications of these reforms for the theories of democracy, citizenship and good governance within an UK context. Discussion is also given on the gradual move away from a political constitution to a more law-based system, the general ethics and standards within Parliament and consideration of possible future reforms in the areas of regional government, the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

Written in a straightforward and accessible style, the text is well referenced to aid further research and offers an extensive bibliography and list of official publications. It is essential reading for all those studying constitutional law and reform as part of their law or politics degree programmes, while academics and civil servants in these areas will also find the discussions and analysis in the work of interest.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Oliver, Dawn

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- PART 1: THE BACKGROUND TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM

- 1: The Project: Modernising the UK Constitution

- 2: Themes: Democrarcy and Citizenship

- 3: Themes: Good Governance

- 4: The United Kingdom in the European Union

- 5: The Constitutional Role of the Courts

- PART II: CITIZEN-CENTRED REFORMS

- 6: Human Rights in the United Kingdom

- 7: Elections, Parties, and Referendums

- 8: Freedom of Information

- PART III: INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS

- 9: Parliament: The House of Commons

- 1011: Parliament: The Second ChamberGovernment: Ministers

- 12: Government: The Civil Service

- 13: Devolution: General Principles

- 14: Devolution: Scotland, Nothern Ireland, and Wales

- 15: Devolution: England and the United Kingdom

- 16: Local Governament

- 17: Quangos

- 18: The Judiciary

- PART IV: CONCLUSIONS

- 19: Modernization Reviewed: Towards Democracy, Citizenship, and Good Governance

- 20: The Political Constitution in Transition

Über Autor(innen)

Dawn Oliver is Professor of Constitutional Law at the University College London. She has been a member of the Study of Parliament Group since 1994 and was a member of the Royal Commission Reform of the House of Lords in 1999. She is co-author of The Changing Constitution with Professor Jeffrey Jowell and editor of Public Law.