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Parliament and the Law 3rd edition [Hardback]

Edited by Louise Thompson (University of Manchester, UK), Edited by Ben Yong (Durham University, UK), Edited by Alexander Horne (Hackett & Dabbs LLP, UK)

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Sērija : Hart Studies in Constitutional Law
Izdošanas datums: 22-Sep-2022
Izdevniecība: Hart Publishing
ISBN-10: 150993409X
ISBN-13: 9781509934096

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Formāts: Hardback, 408 pages, height x width x depth: 238x166x28 mm, weight: 759 g
Sērija : Hart Studies in Constitutional Law
Izdošanas datums: 22-Sep-2022
Izdevniecība: Hart Publishing
ISBN-10: 150993409X
ISBN-13: 9781509934096

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Legislative power - Great Britain

"The third edition of Parliament and the Law presents a timely and valuable resource covering recent developments. Brexit, the #MeToo movement, and the COVID-19 pandemic all presented Parliament with a series of challenges. This edition includes new chapters on Brexit, legislation and scrutiny, the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster treaty scrutiny, votes of confidence and the Fixed Term Parliament Act, and the financing of Parliament. This is a multi-disciplinary work authored by lawyers, political scientists, parliamentary officials, and practitioners and is supported by the Study of Parliament Group (SPG)"--

The third edition of Parliament and the Law presents a timely and valuable resource covering recent developments. Brexit, the #MeToo movement, and the COVID-19 pandemic all presented Parliament with a series of challenges. This edition includes new chapters on Brexit, legislation and scrutiny, the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster treaty scrutiny, votes of confidence and the Fixed Term Parliament Act, and the financing of Parliament.

This is a multi-disciplinary work authored by lawyers, political scientists, parliamentary officials, and practitioners and is supported by the Study of Parliament Group (SPG).

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Another useful volume in a highly useful series an enormously valuable contribution. -- Daniel Greenberg * Statute Law Review *

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Provides the reader with a wide-ranging overview of the way in which the law applies to, and impacts upon, the UK Parliament

Foreword

Acknowledgements

vii

Contributors

xvii

List of Tables and Figures

xix

Introduction

(6)

Alexander Home

Louise Thompson

Ben Yong

Part 1 Internal Affairs

1 Privilege, Exclusive Cognisance and the Law

(30)

Eve Samson

I Introduction

(2)

A What is Privilege?

(1)

B The source of Privilege: Constitutional Function or Necessary Protection?

(1)

II Privilege in a Changing Constitution

(1)

III The conflict Over Privilege: Who Decides?

(3)

IV Privilege Today

(1)

A Privilege and Representation

(1)

V Exclusive Cognisance

(3)

A Legislation and Parliament

(1)

B Exclusive Cognisance, Civil Liability and Criminal Law

(1)

VI Freedom of Speech

(2)

A The Courts and Freedom of Speech: Sub Judice and Non-Liability

(1)

VII Wider Implications of Article 9

(2)

A Individual Waiver in Defamation Proceedings

(1)

B Effective Repetition

(1)

VIII Use of Parliamentary Material by the Courts

(4)

A Previous Restrictions on the Use of Parliamentary Material in the Courts

(1)

B Government Accountability - Accountability to Whom

(3)

IX Parliamentary Reactions to Court Uses of Proceedings

(2)

A Interventions

(1)

B Who Decides Again?

(1)

X Penal Powers

(2)

XI Parliament, the Courts and the Prerogative

(4)

A Miller (No 1)

(1)

B Prorogation: Miller (No 2)

(3)

XII Conclusion

(4)

2 The Law and the Conduct of Members of Parliament

(20)

Dr. Hannah White

I Introduction

(2)

II Declaration and Registration of Members' Interests

(2)

III Conduct in the House of Commons

(6)

A The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and the Code of Conduct

(1)

B The Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme

(3)

C Recall of MPs

(2)

IV Conduct in the House of Lords

(4)

A The Code of Conduct and Lords Commissioner for Standards

(1)

B Disciplinary Powers

(1)

C Lord Lester of Heme Hill

(2)

V Members' Expenses

(2)

A House of Commons

(1)

B Compliance

(1)

C House of Lords

(1)

VI Lobbying

(1)

VII Electoral Matters

(1)

VIII Conclusion

(3)

3 Paying for Parliament

(30)

Colin Lee

Ben Yong

I Introduction

(1)

II Historical Background

(5)

A Administrative Autonomy and its Limits, 1790-1970

(5)

III The House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978

(5)

IV Key Developments in Both Houses Since 1979

(1)

V What is the Budget?

(10)

A Overview

(2)

B Key Actors

(5)

C The Budget Process

(3)

VI The Cost of Parliament

(3)

VII Parliamentarians and the Challenges of Scrutinising Parliament's Budget

(2)

VIII Conclusion

(3)

4 Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster: A Parliamentary Governance Challenge

(26)

Alexandra Meakin

I Introduction

(2)

II The Governance of Parliamentary Building Works

(5)

A Case Study 1: Portcullis House

(2)

III Restoration and Renewal

(4)

A Case Study 2: Elizabeth Tower

(1)

IV Legislating for R8tR

(5)

A Pre-legislative Scrutiny and the Passage of the Bill

100

(2)

B Royal Assent

102

(1)

V The Impact of the Legislation on Parliamentary Governance

103

(5)

A Accountability

103

(2)

B Political Independence

105

(1)

C Speaking for the Palace of Westminster

106

(2)

VI Conclusion

108

(5)

Part 2 HOLDING THE GOVERNMENT TO ACCOUNT

5 Parliament and Legislative Scrutiny: Lessons from Brexit and COVID-19

113

(20)

Louise Thompson

I Introduction

113

(2)

II Parliament as Legislator

115

(1)

IIII The Importance of Legislative Scrutiny on the Floor of the House

115

(2)

IV Working with Time Limitations

117

(3)

V Short-Term Cross Party Legislative Consensus

120

(3)

VI The Need for More Effective Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation

123

(3)

VII Questions for the Future of Legislative Scrutiny

126

(5)

A Who Should Scrutinise?

126

(4)

B The Public Image of Scrutiny in Parliament

130

(1)

VIII Conclusion

131

(2)

6 Select Committees: Powers and Functions

133

(26)

Christopher Johnsont

I Introduction

133

(1)

II Origins

133

(3)

III Developments in the Late 20th Century

136

(2)

IV The Main Types of Committee

138

(4)

A Ad Hoc Committees

138

(2)

B Investigative Committees

140

(1)

C Legislative Committees

140

(1)

D Domestic and Statutory Committees

141

(1)

V The Functions of Committees

142

(4)

A Legislative Scrutiny

142

(1)

B Holding the Government to Account

143

(2)

C Promoting Public and Parliamentary Debate

145

(1)

D Limitations to Committee Work: The Sub Judice Rule

145

(1)

VI Committee Powers

146

(5)

A Power to Appoint Sub-Committees

146

(1)

B Power to Report

147

(1)

C Power to Send for Persons, Papers and Records

147

(2)

D Power to Take and Publish Evidence

149

(1)

E Power to Travel

149

(1)

F Power to Appoint Specialist Advisers

150

(1)

G Powers of Joint Committees

150

(1)

VII Reflections

151

(7)

VIII Conclusion

158

(1)

7 Parliament's Engagement with Treaties

159

(30)

Arabella Lang

Mario Mendez

I Introduction

159

(1)

II Why Treaties Should Matter to Parliament

159

(5)

A Government Treaty Dominance

160

(1)

B Challenges to Government Treaty Dominance

161

(3)

III From the Ponsonby Rule to CRAG

164

(3)

IV The Treaty Power Since the Brexit Referendum

167

(11)

A Triggering Article 50

168

(1)

B From Negotiating to Implementing the Withdrawal Agreement

169

(2)

C The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

171

(2)

D Brexit Related Agreements, Other Treaties and the International Agreements Committee

173

(5)

V The Way Forward

178

(9)

A A Treaty Scrutiny Framework

178

(2)

B Transparency and Inclusion

180

(2)

C Early Engagement

182

(2)

D Committees

184

(1)

E Assent to Treaties

185

(1)

F Application and Beyond

186

(1)

VI Conclusion

187

(2)

8 Votes of Confidence and the Fixed Term Parliaments Act

189

(22)

Philip Norton

I Introduction

189

(1)

II The Confidence Convention

189

(7)

III The Fixed Term Parliaments Act

196

(7)

A Limiting the Convention

199

(1)

B Finding an Alternative Government

200

(1)

C Empowering the Opposition

201

(1)

D Circumventing the Purpose of the Act

202

(1)

IV Restoring the Status Quo Ante?

203

(8)

PART 3 PARLIAMENT AND BREXIT

9 Brexit, Parliament, and the Courts - Towards a New Relationship?

211

(28)

Alison Young

I Brexit Drama or Business as Usual?

211

(3)

II Enhancing Parliamentary Scrutiny

214

(4)

A Bolstering the Role of Parliament

214

(3)

B Bolstering the Scrutiny of MPs on a Specific Issue

217

(1)

III Determining Devolution Disputes

218

(7)

IV When Being an MP Makes a Difference

225

(2)

V A Move in the Right Direction?

227

(7)

VI Taking (Back) Control?

234

(3)

VII Conclusion

237

(2)

10 Parliament and Brexit: Scrutiny under Pressure

239

(30)

Alexander Horne

Jack Simson Caird

I Introduction

239

(1)

II Triggering Article 50 - Parliament's Role

240

(12)

A The Establishment of the Exiting the European Union Committee

242

(1)

B The Supreme Courts Judgment in Miller

242

(1)

C The Introduction of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

243

(2)

III The Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

245

(1)

A The Debate on the Bill

246

(4)

B Analysis of the scrutiny of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

250

(2)

IV The Meaningful Vote(s)

252

(5)

A The Passage of the Cooper-Letwin Bill and the Benn Bill

255

(1)

B The End of the May Administration

256

(1)

V The Johnson Administration

257

(6)

A An Early General Election

257

(1)

B The Fast-Track Passage of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020

257

(1)

C The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

258

(5)

D The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020

263

(1)

VII Conclusion

263

(6)

PART 4 PARLIAMENT, RIGHTS, AND DEVOLUTION

11 Parliament and Human Rights

269

(30)

Eleanor Hourigan

Alex Gask

Samantha Granger

I Introduction

269

(2)

A The International Standards for Parliaments and Human Rights

270

(1)

II What Do the International Standards Require?

271

(7)

A Pre-requisites for Parliaments to Function in a Way that Respects Human Rights

271

(1)

B Ways that Parliamentarians Can Take Action to Protect and Promote Human Rights

272

(1)

C Analysis

273

(1)

D Engagement with International Human Rights Standards

273

(2)

E Ensuring National Implementation of Human Rights Obligations

275

(1)

F Supporting an Institutional Infrastructure for Respecting Human Rights

276

(1)

G Ideal Competence of a Parliamentary Human Rights Committee

277

(1)

III Does JCHR Comply with the Principles?

278

(17)

A Mandate

278

(1)

B Responsibilities and Functions

279

(16)

IV Composition and Working Methods

295

(1)

V Conclusion

296

(3)

12 Ten Myths about Parliamentary Sovereignty

299

(24)

Richard Ekins

Graham Gee

I Introduction

299

(1)

II The Law of Parliamentary Sovereignty

299

(2)

III Myth # 1: Parliamentary Sovereignty Sums Up the Whole of the Constitution

301

(2)

IV Myth #2: Parliamentary Sovereignty is a 19th century (English) Invention

303

(2)

V Myth #3: Parliamentary Sovereignty was Made by the Judges and can be Remade by them

305

(3)

VI Myth #4: Parliamentary Sovereignty has been Overtaken by Events

308

(2)

VII Myth #5: Parliamentary Sovereignty Requires Constitutionally Important Decisions to be Made by Statute

310

(2)

VIII Myth #6: Parliamentary Sovereignty Entails that Parliament is Morally Free to Defy the People

312

(1)

IX Myth #7: Parliamentary Sovereignty is Breached if Parliament does not have the Practical Opportunity to Legislate

313

(2)

X Myth #8: Parliamentary Sovereignty is Incompatible with, and Subject to, the Rule of Law

315

(2)

XI Myth #9: Parliamentary Sovereignty does not Authorise Parliament to Limit (oust) Judicial Review

317

(2)

XII Myth #10: Parliamentary Sovereignty is in Fact Executive Sovereignty

319

(1)

XIII Conclusion

320

(3)

13 Accountability to Parliament for the Administration of Justice

323

(26)

Gavin Drewry

I The Constitutional Territory of Accountability

323

(1)

II A Fast-Changing Landscape

324

(4)

A The Separation of Powers - The Theory and the Reality

326

(2)

III A Negative Tradition of Accountability - The View from the Lord Chancellor's Window

328

(4)

A Non-accountability in the 1980s

330

(1)

B Enter Lord Mackay - The Green Paper Furore

331

(1)

IV New Public Management and the Administration of Justice

332

(3)

V The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 - Redrawing the Boundaries

335

(5)

A Some Implications for Accountability to Parliament

337

(3)

VI The Ministry of Justice and Parliament

340

(6)

A The Role of Select Committees

342

(1)

B A Tale of Two Committees

343

(3)

VII Conclusion

346

(3)

14 The Forward March of Devolution Halted?

349

(26)

Patrick Thomas

Graeme Cowie

Phil Larkin

I Introduction

349

(3)

A Historical Context for UK Devolution

349

(1)

B The UK's Current Devolution Arrangements

350

(2)

II Scotland

352

(6)

A Implementation of the Scotland Act 2016

353

(1)

B Scottish Devolution and the UK Supreme Court

354

(1)

C The Scottish Continuity Bill Reference 2018

355

(1)

D The UNCRC and ECLSG References 2021

356

(1)

E Sewel under Strain

356

(1)

F A Second Independence Referendum?

357

(1)

III Wales

358

(4)

A Brexit, Legislative Consent and Wales

361

(1)

B Challenging the UK Internal Market Act 2020

361

(1)

IV Northern Ireland

362

(6)

A Governing without an Executive

363

(2)

B Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018

365

(2)

C Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019

367

(1)

V England

368

(4)

A The Combined Authority Mayoral devolution'?

369

(1)

B Brexit and COVID-19

370

(1)

C Representing England

371

(1)

VI Intergovernmental Relations

372

(1)

VII Conclusion

373

(2)

Index

375

Alexander Horne is Counsel at Hackett & Dabbs LLP, UK and Visiting Professor at Durham University, UK. Louise Thompson is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Manchester, UK. Ben Yong is Associate Professor in Public Law and Human Rights at Durham Law School, UK.

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