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The Changing Constitution
Jeffrey Jowell,Dawn Oliver +1 more
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In this paper, the authors discuss the relationship between the rule of law and its underlying values in the United Kingdom and its relationship with the devolution of the UK to Scotland and its effect on the UK's legal system.Abstract:
PART 1 THE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 1. The rule of law and its underlying values 2. The sovreignty of parliament - form or substance? 3. Human rights and the British constitution 4. Britain in the European Union 5. The internationalization of public law and its impact on the United Kingdom 6. Models of democracy: from representation to participation? PART II THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT 7. The 'modernization' of the United Kingdom parliament? 8. The executive: towards accountable government and effective governance? 9. Scottish devolution: developing practice in multi-layer governance 10. Northern Ireland and British constitution since the Belfast Agreement 11. Devolution and the changing constitution: evolution in Wales and the unanswered English question 12. The new local government PART III THE REGULATION OF POWER 13. Courts, tribunals, ombudsmen, ADR: administrative justice, constitutionalism and informality 14. Regulations, markets and legitimacy 15. The control of public expenditure 16. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 - a sheep in wolf's clothing? 17. Standards of conduct in public liferead more
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An Introduction to Law and Regulation: Text and Materials
Bronwen Morgan,Karen Yeung +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a conceptual map of the field and an accessible and critical introduction to the subject of regulation for students coming to regulation for the first time, by adopting an interdisciplinary approach and emphasizing the role of law in its broader social and political context.
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WHEN DO IDEAS MATTER? Explaining the Successes and Failures of Thatcherite Ideas
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European Constitutional Law
TL;DR: The European Union has existed for over half a century and has developed into a constitutional Union of States as mentioned in this paper. But the European Union's constitutional structures have evolved in parallel with this immense growth.