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Human rights, constitutional law and the development of the english legal system: Selected essays

The book documents Lord Irvine's lectures and articles and contributes to the debate on Human Rights, Constitutional Law and the English Legal System.
Print Book, English, 2003
Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland, 2003
XII, 378 p. ; 22 cm.
9781841134116, 1841134112
1025169809
Part 1: Human Rights and Constitutional Reform1.The Philosophical Case for a Bill of Rights: A Response to Sir John Laws 19962.The Human Rights Bill, House of Lords 2nd Reading3.The Development of Human Rights in Britain under an Incorporated Convention on Human Rights4.Constitutional Change in the United Kingdom: British Solutions to Universal Problems5.Activism and Restraint: Human Rights and the Interpretative Process6.Britain’s Programme of Constitutional Change7.A New Constitution—A New Citizenship8.The Impact of the Human Rights Act: Parliament, the Courts and the ExecutivePart 2: Judges and the Development of English Public Law 9.Judges and Decision-Makers: The Theory and Practice of Wednesbury Review10.Principle and Pragmatism: The Development of English Public Law under the Separation of Powers11.The Influence of Europe on Public Law in the United KingdomPart 3: British and International Perspectives on Law and Constitution 12.Judicial Independence and the British Constitution13.The Common Origins of English and American Law14.Sovereignty in Comparative Perspective: Constitutionalism in Britain and America15.The Spirit of Magna Carta Continues to Resonate in Modern Law16.Legislators, Liberty and the Law: A Comparative Analysis of the French and English Legal SystemsPart 4: Miscellaneous Essays on the Development of the English Legal System 17.The Art of Advocacy and the Woolf Reforms18.The Feasibility of a Unified Approach to Proceedings Arising Out of Major City Frauds19.The Patient, the Doctor, their Lawyers and the Judge: Rights and Duties20.Intention, Recklessness and Moral Blameworthiness: Reflections on the English and Australian Law of Criminal Culpability21.The Law: An Engine for Trade