The office of Lord Chancellor
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1841130214
ISBN 13
9781841130217
Category
United Kingdom
[ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2001
Publisher
Pages
viii, 223 pages
Subject
Lord Chancellor
Tags
Abstract
"The office of Lord Chancellor is one that has frequently been questioned. However, the extent and diversity of the questioning seldom attained the proportions reached in the final years of the twentieth century, when they drew attention to the deficiencies of the position of Lord Chancellor, the inherent tensions within that position and the incongruity of such a role in a modern democracy. This book examines these questions. It analyses the development and current position of the Lord Chancellor as head of the judiciary, member of the Cabinet, judge and Speaker in the House of Lords and considers his role in relation to judicial appointments. It also looks at the LCD, the development of which acts as an indicator of the changes in the office of Lord Chancellor. It concludes by making proposals for reform, the most far-reaching of which is the abolition of the office." - Voila
Description
Contents:
1 Introduction -- 2 The Lord Chancellor in the Constitution -- 3 The Lord Chancellor's department -- 4 The Lord Chancellor's executive role -- 5 The Lord Chancellor as judge -- 6 Judicial appointments -- 7 The Accountability of the Lord Chancellor -- 8 The Reform of the office of the Lord Chancellor.
1 Introduction -- 2 The Lord Chancellor in the Constitution -- 3 The Lord Chancellor's department -- 4 The Lord Chancellor's executive role -- 5 The Lord Chancellor as judge -- 6 Judicial appointments -- 7 The Accountability of the Lord Chancellor -- 8 The Reform of the office of the Lord Chancellor.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Number of Copies
1
