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Constitutional law, administrative law, and human rights : a critical introduction /
Published 2021Table of Contents: “…Defining the constitution? -- Parliamentary sovereignty -- The rule of law and the separation of powers -- The royal prerogative -- The House of Commons -- The House of Lords -- The electoral system -- Parliamentary privilege -- Constitutional conventions -- Local government -- Parliamentary sovereignty within the European Union -- The government of Scotland and Wales -- Substantive grounds of judicial review -- Procedural grounds of judicial review -- Challenging governmental decisions : the process -- Locus standi -- Human rights I : traditional perspectives -- Human rights II : emergent principles -- Human rights III : the Human Rights Act 1998 -- Human rights IV : the Human Rights Act 1998 -- Human rights V : governmental powers of arrest and detention -- A revolution by due process of law? …”
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Le Parlement écossais et la démocratie participative
Published 2009-07-01“…As a matter of fact, both the engagement of Scotland’s civil society in the constitutional debate since the early 1980s and the principle of popular sovereignty, deemed to be a specificity of Scottish constitutional law contrasting with the English tradition of parliamentary sovereignty, have undoubtedly informed the ethos of the new Parliament.This article will aim at demonstrating that although the new Scottish model of governance remains essentially representative in character, yet it has developed innovative practices and forms of participation to the extent that it is seen as being ahead of its European counterparts in terms of participative democracy, and notably as regards the development of e-democracy.…”
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