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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: The Case for the Political Constitution -- I. Introduction -- II. The British Constitution and Policymaking -- III. The New British Constitution: A Note of Scepticism -- IV. Outline of the Volume -- PART I: THE POLITICAL CONSTITUTION AND THE LAW -- 1. A (Brief) Case against Constitutional Supremacy -- I. Introduction: We've Been Here Before -- II. A (Brief) Case against Constitutional Supremacy -- III. The Unwritten Constitution During Times of 'Crisis' -- IV. Conclusion: Accepting the Human Foundations of Laws and Constitutions -- 2. Judicial Encroachment on the Political Constitution? -- I. Politics and the Judges -- II. The Political Constitution -- III. The Judicial Function -- IV. Crossing the Boundary Line -- V. Empowering the Judges -- VI. Widened Boundaries, Deeper Scrutiny -- VII. Back to Basics? -- 3. Legislative Freedom and its Consequences -- I. Introduction -- II. Stability and Contingency in Historical Perspective -- III. The Territorial Constitution -- IV. European Integration and International Law -- V. Human Rights Law Reform -- VI. Legislating about Judicial Review -- VII. Conclusion -- 4. A Great Forgetting: Common Law, Natural Law and the Human Rights Act -- I. Introduction -- II. Classic Common Law Rights -- III. Natural Law Roots -- IV. The Hobbesian Turn -- V. Custom and Deference -- VI. The Centring of Value -- 5. Law and Politics: The Nightmare and the Noble Dream -- I. Introduction -- II. The Lord Chancellor Today -- III. The Executive -- IV. The Judiciary -- V. The Intention of Parliament -- VI. Judicial Review and the Rule of Law -- VII. Reform of the Reform Agenda -- PART II: WESTMINSTER AND WHITEHALL -- 6. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011: Out, Out Brief Candle -- I. Introduction -- II. Constitutional Balance -- III. The Effect of the FTPA. |
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IV. The Implications of Returning to the pre-FTPA Rules - Some Lessons -- V. The Ouster Clause -- VI. Conclusion -- 7. Reform of the House of Commons: A Sceptical View on Progress -- I. Introduction -- II. What is the Commons for? Government and Scrutiny -- III. The New Labour Government: Tinkering Reforms and Low-Hanging Fruit -- IV. Response to Crisis: Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste - A Question of Numbers -- V. The Wright Stuff? Reform for Reform's Sake -- VI. Standing Order 14 - A Matter of Time -- VII. '1832' and All that - Constitutional Expediencies, the FTPA and Electoral Reform -- VIII. Waiting for Godot: House of Lords Reform and the Primacy of the Commons -- IX. Conclusion -- 8. The House of Lords: A Sceptical View of 'Big Bang' Reform -- I. Introduction -- II. The 'Big Bang' Failure -- III. Why Reform Failed -- IV. Incremental Change -- V. Explaining Success - And Failure -- VI. Conclusion -- 9. Accountability and Electoral Reform -- I. Introduction -- II. Measuring Electoral Systems -- III. Pluralism and Electoral Reform -- IV. Democratic Elitism and First-Past-the-Post -- V. The British Experience -- VI. In Praise of FPTP -- VII. Conclusion -- 10. Delegated Legislation in an Unprincipled Constitution -- I. Introduction -- II. What is Delegated Legislation? -- III. Creating and Scrutinising Delegated Legislation -- IV. The Subject Matter of Delegated Legislation -- V. Cementing Principles in an Unprincipled Landscape -- VI. Conclusion -- 11. A Defence of the Dual Legal-Political Nature of the Attorney General for England and Wales -- I. Introduction -- II. Role and Functions of Attorney General -- III. Controversy and Arguments for Reform -- IV. Defence of the Status Quo -- V. A Slight Qualification -- VI. Conclusion -- 12. The Public Appointments System -- I. Introduction -- II. Nolan -- III. What are Public Appointments?. |
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IV. The Grimstone Review -- V. Abuses -- VI. Dido Harding and Kate Bingham -- VII. Charity Commission Chairmanship -- VIII. Tsars -- IX. Non-executive Directors -- X. Encouraging Applications -- XI. Back to Politicisation -- XII. Parliament's Role -- XIII. Diversity -- XIV. Conclusion -- 13. Standards and the British Constitution -- I. Introduction -- II. The UK's Integrity System -- III. The Changing Context of Standards Regulation -- IV. A Standards Overhaul? The 2021 Report -- V. Conclusions -- PART III: BEYOND WESTMINSTER AND WHITEHALL -- 14. Devolving and Not Forgetting -- I. Introduction -- II. Devolution and Legitimacy -- III. Devolution and Brexit -- IV. Devolving and (Not) Forgetting -- 15. Scottish Secession and the Political Constitution of the UK -- I. Introduction -- II. Secession Diplomacy: Taking the Heat from the Fire -- III. The Missing Piece: Vision -- IV. Intercurrence and Gradual Institutional Change -- V. The Failed Layering of Institutions -- VI. New Union Statecraft -- VII. Conclusion -- 16. Northern Ireland's Constitutional Position in the UK -- I. Introduction -- II. The Political Significance of Unionism -- III. The Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement: Separating Myth from Reality -- IV. Devolution: Has it Delivered? -- V. Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol -- VI. Conclusion -- 17. The European Union and the British Constitution -- I. Introduction -- II. The UK's Role in Changes to EU Governance in the 1990s and 2000s -- III. Political Dynamics Leading Up to the 2016 EU Referendum -- IV. The Post-Brexit Relationship with the EU and UK Governance -- V. Conclusion -- 18. Against (Many Kinds of) Representation -- Index. |
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Zhu, Yuan Yi.
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9781509963713 (electronic bk.) |
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9781509963706 |
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