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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Parliament and the Law by Edited by Alexander Horne Edited by Gavin Drewry
This book provides a wide-ranging overview of the fascinating ways in which the law applies to and impacts upon the UK Parliament and considers how recent changes to the UK’s constitutional arrangements have affected Parliament as an institution. In the book leading constitutional lawyers political scientists and parliamentary officials discuss a number of issues of topical concern such as: - the operation of parliamentary privilege- the powers of Parliament’s select committees- parliamentary scrutiny- devolution- English Votes for English Laws- Members’ conduct- the governance of both Houses- financial scrutiny- parliamentary sovereignty- Parliament and human rights and - the administration of justice.