The law lords

Type

Book

Authors

Paterson, Alan

ISBN 10

0802024467

ISBN 13

9780802024466

Tags

United Kingdom, Great Britain, Judges, Judicial process, Appellate Procedure, Parliament, United Kingdom Court System

Abstract

"Based on extensive interviews with the law Lords and the counsel who appear most frequently before them, this work represents a major advance on the existing literature on appellate judicial decision-making in the common law world. It contains the first published account of the 'behind the scenes' aspect, of decision-making in the House of Lords, focusing in particular on the period between the hearing of an appeal and the handing down of the judgements several months later..." - Cover

Description

Contents:
Introduction
Who influences law lords?
Courtroom interaction : the bar's perspective
Courtroom interaction : the law lords' perspective
Law lord interaction and the process of judgement
The role of a law lord : conflict and change
The law lords in 1973 and beyond
The final curtain
Appendix
Notes and references
Index of cases
Subject index

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