Acknowledgements |
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Preface |
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Guide to the book |
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Table of statutory instruments |
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Table of international legislation |
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1.1 The distinction between public law and private law |
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1 | (4) |
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2 | (1) |
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1.1.2 Private law involving other than private individuals |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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1.1.4 Public law and criminal law |
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3 | (1) |
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1.1.5 Public law and politics |
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3 | (1) |
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1.1.6 Public law and European Union law |
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4 | (1) |
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1.2 The distinction between constitutional and administrative law |
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5 | (2) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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2.2 The contents of a constitution |
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8 | (3) |
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2.2.1 The establishment of the institutions of government together with their roles, powers and functions |
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8 | (1) |
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2.2.2 The establishment of the relationship between the different institutions of the state |
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9 | (1) |
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2.2.3 The establishment of the relationship between the state institutions and the individual |
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10 | (1) |
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2.2.4 The methods and procedures to change the constitution |
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10 | (1) |
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2.3 Entrenching constitutional law |
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11 | (1) |
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2.4 The purpose of a constitution |
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12 | (3) |
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2.4.1 To ensure stability and order |
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12 | (1) |
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2.4.2 To ensure that government operates by consent and has constitutional and moral legitimacy |
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12 | (2) |
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2.4.3 To represent a constitutional watershed |
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14 | (1) |
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2.4.4 A constitutional limit and control on governmental power |
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14 | (1) |
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2.4.5 To affirm particular values and goals |
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14 | (1) |
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2.5 Different types of constitutions |
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15 | (3) |
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2.5.1 Written and unwritten constitutions/codified and uncodified constitutions |
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15 | (1) |
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2.5.2 Rigid and flexible constitutions |
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16 | (1) |
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2.5.3 Federal and unitary constitutions |
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17 | (1) |
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2.6 Constitutionalism and acting `constitutionally' |
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18 | (5) |
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18 | (1) |
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2.6.2 The basic principles of constitutionalism |
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19 | (4) |
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3 The Nature Of The British Constitution |
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3.1 Introduction and terminology |
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23 | (1) |
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3.2 Does the United Kingdom have a constitution? |
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24 | (3) |
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3.2.1 The absence of a codified constitutional document |
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24 | (1) |
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3.2.2 The factors which indicate a British constitution |
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24 | (1) |
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3.2.3 The five tenets of the British constitution |
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25 | (1) |
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3.2.4 A system of government rather than a constitution? |
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26 | (1) |
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3.3 The nature of the British constitution |
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27 | (2) |
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3.3.1 An uncodified constitution |
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27 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Why does the United Kingdom not have a codified constitution? |
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28 | (1) |
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3.3.3 The incremental development of the British constitution |
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28 | (1) |
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3.4 The key features of the British constitution |
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29 | (7) |
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3.4.1 An unwritten constitution? |
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29 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Law and convention as sources |
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29 | (1) |
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3.4.3 The legislative supremacy of Parliament |
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30 | (1) |
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3.4.4 No special legal or higher status |
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30 | (1) |
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3.4.5 A flexible constitution |
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31 | (1) |
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3.4.6 A unitary constitution |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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3.4.8 No strict separation of powers |
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33 | (1) |
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3.4.9 An independent and impartial judiciary |
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33 | (1) |
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3.4.10 A parliamentary executive |
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34 | (1) |
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3.4.11 Responsible and accountable government |
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34 | (1) |
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3.4.12 A bicameral legislature |
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35 | (1) |
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3.4.13 A representative democracy |
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35 | (1) |
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3.4.14 An acceptance of the rule of law and respect for human rights |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (5) |
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4 The Sources of the British Constitution |
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41 | (1) |
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4.2 The difficulties associated with the sources of the British constitution |
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42 | (4) |
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4.2.1 What is a constitutional issue? |
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42 | (1) |
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4.2.2 The lack of a clear demarcation between constitutional and ordinary laws |
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43 | (1) |
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4.2.3 A possible sub-division of constitutional law? |
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44 | (1) |
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4.2.4 All statutes passed in essentially the same manner |
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44 | (1) |
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4.2.5 No definitive list of statutes of a constitutional nature |
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45 | (1) |
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4.2.6 No Constitutional Court specifically to resolve issues of a constitutional nature |
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45 | (1) |
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4.3 The classification of the sources of the British constitution |
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46 | (1) |
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4.3.1 The classification of legal and non-legal sources |
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46 | (1) |
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4.4 Domestic primary legislation |
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47 | (6) |
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47 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Acts of Parliament affecting the organs of the state |
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47 | (3) |
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4.4.3 Acts of Parliament conferring rights on the individual |
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50 | (1) |
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4.4.4 Acts of Parliament restricting the freedoms of the individual |
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51 | (1) |
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4.4.5 Laws LJ and Acts of Parliament with constitutional status |
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52 | (1) |
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4.5 Domestic delegated legislation |
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53 | (1) |
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4.5.1 The nature of delegated legislation |
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53 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Examples of delegated legislation |
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53 | (1) |
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4.6 Domestic legislation of local authorities and the devolved institutions |
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54 | (1) |
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4.6.1 Local authorities and delegated legislation |
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54 | (1) |
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4.6.2 Legislation and the devolved institutions |
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54 | (1) |
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4.7 Legislation of the European Union |
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54 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (4) |
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4.8.1 The role of the courts |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
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4.8.3 Statutory interpretation |
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59 | (1) |
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4.8.4 Statutory interpretation and the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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60 | (1) |
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4.9 The royal prerogative |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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4.10.1 The Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg |
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61 | (1) |
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4.10.2 The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg |
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62 | (1) |
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4.11 The law and custom of Parliament |
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63 | (1) |
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4.12 Treaties and international law |
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64 | (1) |
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4.13 Constitutional conventions |
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64 | (10) |
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4.13.1 Definition of a constitutional convention |
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64 | (1) |
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4.13.2 Preliminary points to note about constitutional conventions |
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65 | (1) |
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4.13.3 Constitutional conventions in respect of Parliament |
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65 | (1) |
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4.13.4 Constitutional conventions in respect of the monarch/executive |
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66 | (1) |
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4.13.5 Constitutional conventions in respect of the judiciary |
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66 | (1) |
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4.13.6 The significance of constitutional conventions |
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66 | (1) |
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4.13.7 The purpose of constitutional conventions |
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67 | (1) |
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4.13.8 Why are constitutional conventions followed? |
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67 | (1) |
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4.13.9 The flexibility of constitutional conventions |
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68 | (1) |
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4.13.10 What are the origins of constitutional conventions? |
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68 | (1) |
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4.13.11 The distinction between laws and constitutional conventions |
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69 | (1) |
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4.13.12 The judicial recognition of constitutional conventions |
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69 | (2) |
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4.13.13 Converting constitutional conventions into laws |
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71 | (3) |
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4.14 Documents relating to the constitution |
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74 | (1) |
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4.15 Authoritative writers |
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74 | (1) |
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4.16 Acting unconstitutionally in the United Kingdom |
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74 | (7) |
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4.16.1 The difficulties associated with the term `unconstitutional' in the United Kingdom |
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74 | (1) |
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4.16.2 Examples of acting unconstitutionally in the United Kingdom |
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75 | (6) |
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5 The Separation of Powers |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (2) |
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81 | (1) |
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5.2.2 A pure separation of powers |
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82 | (1) |
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5.2.3 A less than pure separation of powers |
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82 | (1) |
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5.3 The different powers of the state |
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83 | (2) |
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5.3.1 The legislative function |
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84 | (1) |
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5.3.2 The executive function |
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84 | (1) |
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5.3.3 The judicial function |
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84 | (1) |
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5.4 The relationship between the three powers in the United Kingdom |
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85 | (1) |
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5.4.1 The (imaginary) Crime Act 2025 |
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85 | (1) |
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5.4.2 The (imaginary) Tax Act 2025 |
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86 | (1) |
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5.4.3 The (imaginary) Public Order Act 2025 |
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86 | (1) |
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5.5 What is the rationale behind the separation of powers? |
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86 | (2) |
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5.5.1 To avoid a concentration of public power in one body/institution |
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86 | (1) |
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5.5.2 To provide a system of checks and balances between the branches of government |
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87 | (1) |
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5.5.3 To provide efficient government |
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87 | (1) |
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5.5.4 To safeguard the independence of the judiciary |
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88 | (1) |
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5.6 The separation of powers in the United Kingdom |
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88 | (2) |
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5.6.1 The separation of powers as part of the British constitution |
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88 | (1) |
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5.6.2 The separation of powers not being part of the British constitution |
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89 | (1) |
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5.6.3 Initial observations on the separation of powers and the British constitution |
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89 | (1) |
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5.7 Aspects of the British constitution not in accord with the separation of powers |
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90 | (21) |
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5.7.1 The parliamentary executive (an overlap of the legislature and the executive) |
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90 | (2) |
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5.7.2 Delegated legislation (an overlap involving the executive performing a legislative function) |
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92 | (2) |
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5.7.3 The Crown/monarch is formally involved in all three branches of government (an overlap of the legislature, executive and judiciary) |
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94 | (1) |
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5.7.4 Judges as legislators (an overlap involving the judiciary performing a legislative function) |
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95 | (4) |
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5.7.5 Parliament exercises functions other than legislative (an overlap involving the legislature performing a judicial function) |
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99 | (1) |
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5.7.6 The law officers (an overlap involving members of the executive/government sitting in the legislature and performing a quasi-judicial function) |
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100 | (2) |
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5.7.7 The Privy Council (an overlap involving the executive performing legislative and judicial functions) |
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102 | (1) |
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5.7.8 Historically, the executive has exercised a judicial function (an overlap involving the executive performing a judicial function) |
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103 | (1) |
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5.7.9 The Lord Chancellor (an historical overlap of the legislature, executive and judiciary) |
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104 | (3) |
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5.7.10 The Appellate Committee of the House of Lords (an historical overlap involving the judiciary forming part of the legislature) |
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107 | (3) |
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5.7.11 Administrative tribunals (historically having a link with the executive) |
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110 | (1) |
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5.8 Aspects of the British constitution in accord with the separation of powers |
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111 | (6) |
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111 | (1) |
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5.8.2 The existence of three state institutions |
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111 | (1) |
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5.8.3 The legislature and judiciary |
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111 | (4) |
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5.8.4 The judiciary and executive |
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115 | (2) |
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5.8.5 The executive and legislature |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (6) |
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123 | (2) |
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6.2 The rule of law as a legal principle |
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125 | (2) |
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6.2.1 A legal principle and procedural mechanism |
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125 | (1) |
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6.2.2 The limitation of the procedural mechanism |
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126 | (1) |
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6.3 The rule of law as a political ideal/theory |
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127 | (3) |
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6.3.1 A formal view of the rule of law |
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127 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Raz and the rule of law |
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127 | (3) |
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6.4 The rule of law as a substantive concept |
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130 | (1) |
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6.5 The rule of law as the antithesis of anarchy and chaos |
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131 | (1) |
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6.6 The rule of law in international terms |
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132 | (2) |
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6.6.1 The rule of law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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132 | (1) |
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6.6.2 The rule of law and the European Convention on Human Rights |
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132 | (1) |
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6.6.3 The Declaration of Delhi |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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6.7 The rule of law in the British constitution |
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134 | (25) |
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6.7.1 Introduction to the rule of law in the United Kingdom |
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134 | (1) |
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6.7.2 Dicey and the rule of law |
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135 | (1) |
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6.7.3 Dicey's first aspect |
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135 | (2) |
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6.7.4 Critique of Dicey's first aspect (element 1) |
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137 | (1) |
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6.7.5 Critique of Dicey's first aspect (element 2) |
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138 | (5) |
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6.7.6 Dicey's second aspect |
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143 | (2) |
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6.7.7 Critique of Dicey's second aspect |
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145 | (2) |
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6.7.8 Dicey's third aspect |
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147 | (1) |
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6.7.9 Critique of Dicey's third aspect |
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148 | (3) |
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6.7.10 The role of the United Kingdom courts and the rule of law |
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151 | (6) |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (6) |
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7 Parliamentary Sovereignty |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (2) |
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166 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Political sovereignty |
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167 | (1) |
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7.3 The meaning and scope of legal sovereignty |
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168 | (3) |
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168 | (1) |
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7.3.2 The origins of parliamentary sovereignty |
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168 | (2) |
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7.3.3 What constitutes an Act of Parliament? |
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170 | (1) |
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7.4 Dicey and parliamentary sovereignty |
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171 | (1) |
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7.5 Principle 1: The Queen in Parliament can legally pass any law |
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172 | (7) |
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7.5.1 Parliamentary sovereignty and the common law |
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172 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Parliamentary sovereignty and the law-making process |
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173 | (1) |
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7.5.3 Parliamentary sovereignty and the interpretation of legislation |
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173 | (1) |
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7.5.4 Parliamentary sovereignty and the constitution |
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174 | (2) |
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7.5.5 Parliamentary sovereignty and international law |
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176 | (2) |
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7.5.6 Parliamentary sovereignty and extra-territorial jurisdiction |
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178 | (1) |
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7.5.7 Parliamentary sovereignty and the conferring of powers onto the executive |
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178 | (1) |
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7.6 Non-legal restraints on Parliament |
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179 | (3) |
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7.6.1 Political restraints |
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179 | (1) |
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7.6.2 Political entrenchment |
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180 | (1) |
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7.6.3 Practical restraints |
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180 | (1) |
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7.6.4 Constitutional conventions |
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181 | (1) |
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7.7 Is there a limitation on the laws that Parliament can pass? |
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182 | (2) |
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7.8 Principle 2: the courts cannot challenge the authority of an Act of Parliament |
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184 | (4) |
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184 | (2) |
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7.8.2 The courts may assume that Parliament did not intend to act unconstitutionally |
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186 | (1) |
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7.8.3 The surrender of parliamentary sovereignty? |
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187 | (1) |
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7.9 Principle 3: Parliament cannot bind its successors or be bound by its predecessors |
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188 | (3) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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7.10 Is legal entrenchment possible? |
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191 | (9) |
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7.10.1 Entrenchment in terms of subject matter |
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192 | (2) |
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7.10.2 Entrenchment in terms of the manner and form of later legislation |
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194 | (4) |
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198 | (2) |
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7.11 Parliamentary sovereignty and devolution |
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200 | (1) |
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7.12 Parliamentary sovereignty and the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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200 | (2) |
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7.13 Parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law |
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202 | (5) |
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8 Parliament I: Nature, Functions And Privilege |
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8.1 Introduction and terminology |
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207 | (3) |
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8.1.1 Parliamentary terms |
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207 | (1) |
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8.1.2 An early general election? |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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8.1.4 Parliamentary sessions |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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8.2 A bicameral legislature |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Arguments in favour of bicameralism |
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210 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Arguments in favour of unicameralism |
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211 | (1) |
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8.3 The Queen in Parliament |
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211 | (1) |
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8.4 The functions of Parliament |
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211 | (4) |
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8.4.1 A legislative function (examining and passing proposals for law) |
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212 | (1) |
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8.4.2 A deliberative function (the scrutiny of executive policy and administration) |
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212 | (1) |
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8.4.3 A forum for debate (debating the major issues of the day) |
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213 | (1) |
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8.4.4 To provide for taxation/finance |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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8.5 Parliamentary privilege |
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215 | (2) |
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8.5.1 Definition and types of privilege |
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215 | (1) |
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8.5.2 The origins, sources and constitutional rationale of parliamentary privilege |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (5) |
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8.6.1 Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1689 |
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217 | (1) |
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8.6.2 Section 13 of the Defamation Act 1996 |
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218 | (1) |
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8.6.3 What are `proceedings' in Parliament? |
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219 | (1) |
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8.6.4 `Proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court' |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (4) |
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8.7.1 The right to determine their own composition |
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223 | (1) |
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8.7.2 The right to regulate their own internal proceedings |
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223 | (1) |
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8.7.3 The right to punish individuals for contempt or breach of privilege |
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224 | (2) |
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8.8 Members' interests and standards |
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226 | (7) |
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8.8.1 The register of members' financial interests |
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226 | (1) |
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8.8.2 Standards in public life |
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226 | (2) |
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8.8.3 The Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 |
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228 | (5) |
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9 Parliament II: The House Of Commons |
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9.1 The functions of the House of Commons |
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233 | (3) |
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9.1.1 Bagehot and the functions of the House of Commons |
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233 | (1) |
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9.1.2 Modern functions of the House of Commons |
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234 | (2) |
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9.2 The size and composition of the House of Commons |
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236 | (3) |
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9.2.1 The number of seats in the House of Commons |
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236 | (1) |
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9.2.2 The House of Commons as a representative body? |
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237 | (2) |
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9.3 The Member of Parliament (MP) |
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239 | (4) |
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239 | (1) |
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9.3.2 The qualifications required to be an MP |
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240 | (1) |
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9.3.3 The factors which disqualify a person from becoming an MP |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (6) |
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9.4.1 The system of voting |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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9.4.3 The advantages of the `first past the post' electoral system |
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245 | (1) |
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9.4.4 The disadvantages of the `first past the post' electoral system |
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246 | (2) |
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9.4.5 Parliamentary constituency boundaries |
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248 | (1) |
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9.5 The current political composition of the House of Commons |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (5) |
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9.6.1 The constitutional significance of voting |
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250 | (1) |
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9.6.2 Who can vote in parliamentary elections? |
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251 | (1) |
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9.6.3 Who is disqualified from voting? |
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252 | (3) |
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9.7 The supervision and conduct of elections and political parties |
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255 | (1) |
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9.7.1 The Electoral Commission |
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255 | (1) |
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9.7.2 Election broadcasts |
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256 | (1) |
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9.8 The constitutional significance of the electoral system |
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256 | (2) |
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9.9 An overview of the main elements of the House of Commons - a snapshot at November 2021 |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (5) |
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9.10.1 The electoral system |
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258 | (5) |
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10 Parliament III: The House of Lords |
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10.1 Introduction and size of the House of Lords |
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263 | (1) |
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10.2 The composition of the House of Lords |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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10.4 The judicial life peers |
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265 | (1) |
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10.5 `Ordinary' life peers |
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266 | (2) |
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10.5.1 The Life Peerages Act 1958 |
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266 | (1) |
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10.5.2 The creation of life peerages |
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267 | (1) |
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10.5.3 The appointment of party political peers |
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267 | (1) |
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10.5.4 The appointment of non-party political peers (independent peers) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (4) |
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10.6.1 The position before the House of Lords Act 1999 |
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268 | (1) |
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10.6.2 The arguments for the removal of the hereditary peers |
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268 | (1) |
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10.6.3 The House of Lords Act 1999 |
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269 | (2) |
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10.6.4 Renouncing a peerage |
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271 | (1) |
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10.7 The party political composition of the House of Lords |
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272 | (3) |
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10.7.1 Political breakdown of the composition of the House of Lords |
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272 | (1) |
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10.7.2 Government ministers in the House of Lords |
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273 | (1) |
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10.7.3 Independent/crossbench peers |
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273 | (1) |
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10.7.4 Other key personnel of the House |
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274 | (1) |
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10.8 Disqualification of membership of the House of Lords |
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275 | (1) |
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10.9 The functions of the House of Lords |
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276 | (5) |
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10.9.1 The judicial role of the House of Lords |
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277 | (1) |
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10.9.2 A forum for debate |
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277 | (1) |
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10.9.3 The revision of public Bills brought from the House of Commons |
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277 | (1) |
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10.9.4 The initiation of public legislation |
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278 | (1) |
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10.9.5 The consideration of subordinate legislation |
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278 | (1) |
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10.9.6 The scrutiny of the activities of the executive |
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278 | (1) |
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10.9.7 The scrutiny of private legislation |
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279 | (1) |
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10.9.8 Scrutiny in the context of the European Union |
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279 | (1) |
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10.9.9 A guardian of the constitution and watchdog of civil liberties and human rights |
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279 | (2) |
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10.10 The legal powers of the House of Lords |
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281 | (2) |
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10.10.1 Legal limitations |
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281 | (1) |
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10.10.2 The use of the Parliament Acts |
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282 | (1) |
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10.10.3 Is the Parliament Act 1949 legal? |
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282 | (1) |
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10.11 Limitations imposed by constitutional convention |
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283 | (3) |
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10.12 The relationship between the House of Lords and the House of Commons |
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286 | (3) |
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289 | (8) |
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11.1 Introduction and terminology |
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297 | (2) |
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11.1.1 Definition of government |
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297 | (1) |
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11.1.2 The constitutional monarchy and the Crown |
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297 | (1) |
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11.1.3 The different forms of executive |
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298 | (1) |
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11.2 The political executive/Her Majesty's Government |
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299 | (5) |
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299 | (1) |
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11.2.2 The Prime Minister |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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11.2.5 Central government departments headed by a government minister |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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11.3 The non-political or bureaucratic executive |
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304 | (5) |
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304 | (3) |
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11.3.2 Executive agencies/the `next step agencies' |
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307 | (1) |
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11.3.3 Non-ministerial departments |
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307 | (1) |
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11.3.4 Non-departmental public bodies |
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308 | (1) |
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11.4 The executive in practical terms |
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309 | (1) |
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11.5 Other executive bodies in the British constitution |
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309 | (1) |
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11.6 The statistical breakdown of government ministers |
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310 | (1) |
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11.6.1 The parliamentary executive |
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310 | (1) |
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11.6.2 Government ministers in the House of Lords |
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310 | (1) |
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11.6.3 The executive and the separation of powers |
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311 | (1) |
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11.7 The functions of the executive |
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311 | (1) |
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11.8 The powers of the executive |
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312 | (2) |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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11.9 The royal prerogative |
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314 | (18) |
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314 | (1) |
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11.9.2 The context of recent reform proposals |
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314 | (1) |
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11.9.3 The Public Administration Select Committee classification |
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315 | (6) |
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321 | (1) |
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11.9.5 The constitutional relationship between Parliament and the royal prerogative |
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321 | (2) |
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11.9.6 The constitutional relationship between the judiciary and the royal prerogative |
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323 | (3) |
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11.9.7 The constitutional significance of the royal prerogative |
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326 | (6) |
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12 Executive/Parliamentary Relations |
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12.1 The constitutional convention of ministerial responsibility |
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332 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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12.1.2 The Ministerial Code |
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332 | (1) |
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12.2 The constitutional convention of collective ministerial responsibility |
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333 | (3) |
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12.2.1 The loss of the confidence of the House of Commons |
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333 | (1) |
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12.2.2 The government speaks with one single voice |
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334 | (1) |
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12.2.3 Cabinet discussions remain secret |
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335 | (1) |
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12.3 The constitutional convention of individual ministerial responsibility |
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336 | (6) |
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12.3.1 Constitutional responsibility for professional conduct and departmental activity |
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336 | (1) |
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12.3.2 Resignations due to ministerial decisions or actions made as a minister |
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337 | (1) |
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12.3.3 Resignations due to the actions of departmental officials |
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337 | (1) |
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12.3.4 Constitutional responsibility for conduct in a minister's private life |
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338 | (2) |
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12.3.5 Uncertain aspects of individual ministerial responsibility |
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340 | (2) |
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12.4 Parliamentary questions |
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342 | (5) |
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12.4.1 Oral questions in the House of Commons |
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342 | (1) |
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12.4.2 Oral questions to the Prime Minister |
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342 | (1) |
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12.4.3 The advantages and disadvantages of PMQs |
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343 | (1) |
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12.4.4 Oral questions to other government ministers |
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344 | (1) |
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12.4.5 The advantages and disadvantages of oral questions to ministers |
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344 | (1) |
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12.4.6 Written questions in the House of Commons |
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345 | (1) |
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12.4.7 The advantages and disadvantages of written questions |
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345 | (1) |
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12.4.8 Oral and written questions in the House of Lords |
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346 | (1) |
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346 | (1) |
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12.5 Parliamentary debates |
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347 | (4) |
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12.5.1 Debates in the House of Commons |
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348 | (1) |
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12.5.2 Debates in the House of Lords |
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349 | (1) |
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12.5.3 The advantages and disadvantages of parliamentary debates |
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350 | (1) |
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12.6 The parliamentary committee system |
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351 | (8) |
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351 | (1) |
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12.6.2 Departmental select committees |
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351 | (1) |
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12.6.3 The function of select committees |
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352 | (2) |
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12.6.4 The composition of select committees |
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354 | (1) |
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12.6.5 The powers of select committees |
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355 | (1) |
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12.6.6 Select committee reports |
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356 | (1) |
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12.6.7 Other select committees |
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356 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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12.6.9 Committees in the House of Lords |
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356 | (1) |
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12.6.10 The advantages and disadvantages of select committees |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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12.7 Scrutiny during the legislative process |
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359 | (8) |
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359 | (1) |
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12.7.2 The second reading |
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360 | (1) |
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12.7.3 The committee and subsequent stages |
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360 | (2) |
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12.7.4 Procedural matters |
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362 | (1) |
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12.7.5 Delegated legislation |
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363 | (4) |
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12.8 Scrutiny in the context of finance |
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367 | (1) |
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12.9 Scrutiny in the context of Europe |
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367 | (4) |
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13.1 Introduction and definition |
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371 | (1) |
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13.2 The constitutional dimension of the judiciary |
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372 | (4) |
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13.2.1 The separation of powers |
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372 | (1) |
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13.2.2 Parliamentary sovereignty |
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373 | (1) |
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13.2.3 The rule of law and the protection of the individual |
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374 | (1) |
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375 | (1) |
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13.3 The appointment of the judiciary |
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376 | (2) |
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13.3.1 Judicial appointments |
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376 | (1) |
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13.3.2 Arguments against executive involvement in judicial appointments |
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376 | (1) |
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13.3.3 Arguments in favour of executive involvement in judicial appointments |
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377 | (1) |
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13.4 The independence of the judiciary |
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378 | (6) |
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13.4.1 Statutory protection |
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378 | (2) |
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13.4.2 Common law protection |
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380 | (3) |
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13.4.3 Parliamentary protection |
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383 | (1) |
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13.4.4 Protection through constitutional convention |
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383 | (1) |
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13.5 Judicial accountability |
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384 | (1) |
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13.6 The perception of judicial independence, neutrality and impartiality |
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384 | (9) |
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13.6.1 The composition of the judiciary |
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384 | (2) |
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13.6.2 Judges and civil liberties |
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386 | (2) |
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13.6.3 Judges and `difficult' cases |
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388 | (5) |
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14 The Decentralisation of Public Power |
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393 | (2) |
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395 | (9) |
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395 | (1) |
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14.2.2 The functions of local government |
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395 | (2) |
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14.2.3 The advantages of local government |
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397 | (1) |
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14.2.4 The disadvantages of local government |
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398 | (1) |
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14.2.5 The control of local government |
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399 | (3) |
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14.2.6 The relationship between central and local government |
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402 | (2) |
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404 | (13) |
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404 | (1) |
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14.3.2 Arguments for and against Scottish devolution |
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405 | (2) |
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14.3.3 The Scottish Parliament |
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407 | (2) |
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14.3.4 The Scottish administration |
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409 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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14.3.6 Devolved and reserved matters |
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410 | (1) |
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14.3.7 Tax-varying powers |
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411 | (1) |
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14.3.8 Legislative competence |
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412 | (1) |
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14.3.9 Ensuring the Scottish Parliament legislates within its powers |
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413 | (1) |
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14.3.10 Challenging the actions of the Scottish government |
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414 | (1) |
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14.3.11 The European Convention and devolution |
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414 | (1) |
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14.3.12 The relationship with Westminster |
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415 | (1) |
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14.3.13 Parliamentary sovereignty and the Scottish Parliament |
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416 | (1) |
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14.4 Northern Irish devolution |
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417 | (7) |
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417 | (2) |
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14.4.2 The Northern Ireland Assembly |
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419 | (1) |
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14.4.3 The Northern Ireland Executive Committee |
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420 | (1) |
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14.4.4 Legislation and legislative competence |
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421 | (1) |
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14.4.5 Reserved, excepted and transferred matters |
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421 | (1) |
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14.4.6 Ensuring the Northern Ireland Assembly legislates within its powers |
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422 | (1) |
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14.4.7 Challenging the actions of the Northern Ireland Executive Committee |
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422 | (1) |
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14.4.8 The relationship with Westminster and parliamentary sovereignty |
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423 | (1) |
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14.4.9 Other strands to the Belfast Agreement |
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423 | (1) |
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424 | (6) |
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424 | (1) |
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14.5.2 The Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru |
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424 | (1) |
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14.5.3 The Welsh government |
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425 | (2) |
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14.5.4 Powers and responsibilities |
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427 | (1) |
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14.5.5 The competence of the institutions |
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428 | (1) |
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14.5.6 The relationship with Westminster and parliamentary sovereignty |
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429 | (1) |
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14.6 The position of England |
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430 | (8) |
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14.6.1 No English Parliament |
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430 | (1) |
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14.6.2 The English regions |
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431 | (1) |
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14.6.3 The London Mayor and Assembly |
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431 | (7) |
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438 | (2) |
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15.1.1 A de facto constitution? |
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438 | (1) |
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15.1.2 The European Constitution/Treaty of Lisbon |
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439 | (1) |
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440 | (3) |
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15.2.1 An outline of the institutions |
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440 | (1) |
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15.2.2 The separation of powers in Europe |
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440 | (1) |
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15.2.3 Democracy and the European institutions |
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441 | (2) |
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443 | (1) |
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443 | (1) |
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443 | (1) |
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15.4 The Court of Justice of the European Union |
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444 | (3) |
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15.4.1 The distinctive nature of the Court |
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444 | (1) |
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15.4.2 The role of the Court of Justice of the European Union |
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445 | (2) |
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447 | (1) |
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15.6 European Union law and parliamentary sovereignty |
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447 | (16) |
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447 | (1) |
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15.6.2 The primacy of European Union law |
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447 | (1) |
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15.6.3 The reception of European Union law in the British constitution |
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448 | (2) |
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15.6.4 The Factortame litigation |
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450 | (3) |
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15.6.5 The constitutional impact of Factortame |
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453 | (2) |
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455 | (8) |
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16 The European Convention On Human Rights |
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16.1 Introduction and background |
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463 | (2) |
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16.2 The European Court of Human Rights |
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465 | (1) |
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16.2.1 The composition of the European Court of Human Rights |
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466 | (1) |
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16.2.2 The Grand Chamber of the European Court |
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466 | (1) |
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16.3 The role of the European Court of Human Rights |
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466 | (2) |
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16.3.1 The effect of the European Court of Human Rights' judgments and their domestic effect |
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467 | (1) |
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16.3.2 The power to award just satisfaction |
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467 | (1) |
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16.4 State and individual applications |
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468 | (3) |
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16.4.1 Inter-state applications |
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468 | (1) |
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16.4.2 Individual applications |
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469 | (1) |
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16.4.3 The requirement to be a victim |
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469 | (1) |
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16.4.4 Admissibility of applications |
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469 | (1) |
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16.4.5 The admissibility criteria |
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469 | (2) |
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16.4.6 Friendly settlements and striking out |
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471 | (1) |
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16.5 Lawful and permissible interferences with Convention rights |
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471 | (6) |
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16.5.1 Prescribed by law/in accordance with law |
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471 | (2) |
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473 | (1) |
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16.5.3 Necessary in a democratic society |
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474 | (1) |
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16.5.4 The doctrine of proportionality |
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474 | (1) |
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16.5.5 The margin of appreciation |
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475 | (2) |
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16.6 Derogations and reservations |
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477 | (3) |
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16.6.1 Derogation in times of war or other public emergency |
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477 | (1) |
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478 | (2) |
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16.7 The rights guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights |
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480 | (1) |
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16.7.1 Absolute and conditional rights |
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480 | (1) |
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16.8 Article 2 -- The right to life |
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480 | (3) |
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16.8.1 The scope of Article 2 |
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480 | (1) |
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16.8.2 The duty to carry out an effective investigation |
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481 | (1) |
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16.8.3 The exceptions under Article 2.2 |
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482 | (1) |
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16.8.4 Article 2 and the death penalty |
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483 | (1) |
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16.9 Article 3 -- Prohibition of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment |
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483 | (3) |
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16.9.1 The scope of Article 3 |
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483 | (1) |
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16.9.2 Definition of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment |
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484 | (1) |
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16.9.3 Article 3 and corporal punishment |
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485 | (1) |
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16.9.4 Article 3 and deportation and extradition |
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485 | (1) |
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16.10 Article 4 -- Prohibition of slavery and forced labour |
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486 | (1) |
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16.10.1 The prohibition of slavery and servitude |
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486 | (1) |
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16.10.2 Prohibition of forced or compulsory labour |
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487 | (1) |
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16.11 Article 5 -- Liberty and security of the person |
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487 | (4) |
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16.11.1 Scope of the article |
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487 | (1) |
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16.11.2 Lawful detention after conviction |
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488 | (1) |
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16.11.3 Lawful arrest or detention for non-compliance of a lawful court order |
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488 | (1) |
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16.11.4 Lawful detention following arrest |
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488 | (1) |
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16.11.5 Other lawful restrictions |
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489 | (1) |
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16.11.6 Right to be informed of reasons for arrest and charge |
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489 | (1) |
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16.11.7 The right to be brought promptly before a judge for trial or release |
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490 | (1) |
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16.11.8 Right to challenge lawfulness of detention |
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490 | (1) |
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16.11.9 Right to compensation for breach of Article 5 |
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491 | (1) |
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16.12 Article 6 -- The right to a fair and public hearing |
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491 | (4) |
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16.12.1 The scope of Article 6 |
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491 | (1) |
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16.12.2 The right of access to the courts |
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492 | (1) |
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16.12.3 The right to a public hearing before an impartial court or tribunal |
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492 | (1) |
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16.12.4 The right to effective participation in the trial |
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493 | (1) |
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16.12.5 The presumption of innocence and the rule against self-incrimination |
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494 | (1) |
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16.12.6 The right to legal assistance |
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494 | (1) |
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16.12.7 The right to call and question witnesses |
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495 | (1) |
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16.13 Article 7 -- Prohibition of retrospective criminal law and penalties |
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495 | (2) |
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16.13.1 The scope of Article 7 |
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495 | (1) |
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16.13.2 The exceptions to Article 7 |
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496 | (1) |
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16.14 Article 8 -- Right to private and family life |
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497 | (2) |
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16.14.1 The scope of Article 8 |
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497 | (1) |
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16.14.2 The right to respect for private life |
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497 | (1) |
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16.14.3 The right to respect for family life |
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498 | (1) |
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16.14.4 The right to respect for the home |
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498 | (1) |
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16.14.5 The right to respect for correspondence |
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499 | (1) |
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16.15 Article 9 -- Freedom of thought, conscience and religion |
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499 | (2) |
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16.15.1 The scope of Article 9 |
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499 | (1) |
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16.15.2 Permissible restrictions |
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500 | (1) |
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16.16 Article 10 -- Freedom of expression |
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501 | (1) |
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16.16.1 The scope of Article 10 |
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501 | (1) |
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16.16.2 Restrictions on freedom of expression -- Article 10(2) |
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501 | (1) |
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16.17 Article 11 -- Freedom of assembly and association |
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502 | (2) |
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16.17.1 The scope of Article 11 |
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502 | (1) |
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16.17.2 Freedom of association |
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502 | (1) |
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16.17.3 Freedom of peaceful assembly |
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503 | (1) |
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16.18 Article 12 -- The right to marry |
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504 | (1) |
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16.18.1 The scope of Article 12 |
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504 | (1) |
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16.18.2 Restrictions on the right to marry |
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504 | (1) |
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16.19 Article 1 of the First Protocol -- The right to property |
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504 | (1) |
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16.19.1 The scope of the right to property |
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505 | (1) |
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16.19.2 Lawful restrictions on the right to property |
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505 | (1) |
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16.20 Article 2 of the First Protocol -- The right to education |
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505 | (1) |
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16.21 Article 3 -- The right to free elections |
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506 | (1) |
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16.21.1 The scope of the right to vote |
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506 | (1) |
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16.21.2 Limitations on the right to vote |
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506 | (1) |
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16.22 Articles 13 and 14 -- The right to an effective remedy and freedom from discrimination |
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507 | (6) |
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16.22.1 The right to an effective remedy -- Article 13 |
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507 | (1) |
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16.22.2 Prohibition of discrimination -- Article 14 |
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508 | (1) |
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16.22.3 The scope of Article 14 |
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508 | (1) |
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16.22.4 Justifiable discrimination |
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508 | (5) |
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17 The Human Rights Act 1998 |
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513 | (1) |
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17.2 Pre-Human Rights Act 1998 position |
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514 | (1) |
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17.2.1 The role of the courts in protecting civil liberties |
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514 | (1) |
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17.2.2 The role of Parliament in protecting civil liberties |
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514 | (1) |
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17.2.3 The criticisms of the traditional system |
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515 | (1) |
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17.3 The passing of the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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515 | (3) |
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17.3.1 Central aims and provisions of the Act |
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516 | (1) |
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17.3.2 Retrospective effect of the Act |
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517 | (1) |
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17.3.3 The rights guaranteed under the Act |
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517 | (1) |
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17.4 Use of Convention case law by the domestic courts |
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518 | (2) |
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17.5 The doctrine of proportionality |
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520 | (3) |
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17.6 Interpreting statutory provisions in the light of the Convention |
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523 | (3) |
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17.6.1 The scope of Section 3 |
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524 | (2) |
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17.7 Declarations of incompatibility |
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526 | (6) |
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17.7.1 Declarations of incompatibility in practice |
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527 | (3) |
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17.7.2 Statements of compatibility |
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530 | (1) |
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530 | (2) |
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17.8 Liability of public authorities under the Act |
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532 | (3) |
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17.8.1 Definition of `public authority' |
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533 | (1) |
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17.8.2 The `horizontal' effect of the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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534 | (1) |
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17.9 Remedies under the Act |
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535 | (4) |
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17.9.1 Victims of a Convention violation |
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536 | (1) |
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17.9.2 Power to award an appropriate remedy |
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536 | (1) |
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17.9.3 Damages and the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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537 | (2) |
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17.10 Freedom of expression and freedom of religion |
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539 | (1) |
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17.11 Derogations and reservations |
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540 | (9) |
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540 | (1) |
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541 | (1) |
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17.11.3 Proposals for reform of the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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541 | (8) |
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18.1 The constitutional importance of free speech |
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549 | (2) |
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549 | (1) |
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18.1.2 The justification for the principle of free expression |
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550 | (1) |
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18.2 Freedom of expression in the British Constitution |
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551 | (5) |
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18.2.1 The residual liberty of expression |
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551 | (1) |
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18.2.2 The interplay of freedom of speech with other competing interests |
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552 | (2) |
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18.2.3 The Human Rights Act 1998 |
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554 | (1) |
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18.2.4 Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (1950) |
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554 | (2) |
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18.3 Free speech and the criminal law |
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556 | (4) |
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18.3.1 Protecting religious sensibilities |
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556 | (1) |
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18.3.2 Protecting the public from indecent material |
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557 | (1) |
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18.3.3 Controlling material which depraves and corrupts |
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558 | (1) |
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18.3.4 Protecting public order |
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559 | (1) |
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18.3.5 Protecting the administration of justice |
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559 | (1) |
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18.3.6 Protecting national security |
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560 | (1) |
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560 | (1) |
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18.4 Free speech and the civil law |
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560 | (9) |
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18.4.1 The protection of reputation |
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560 | (2) |
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18.4.2 The protection of confidential and private information |
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562 | (7) |
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19 Judicial Review I: Rationale And Procedure |
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569 | (2) |
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569 | (1) |
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570 | (1) |
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571 | (1) |
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19.1.4 Other control/remedies |
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571 | (1) |
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571 | (9) |
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571 | (2) |
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19.2.2 A review and not an appellate jurisdiction |
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573 | (1) |
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19.2.3 The constitutional dimension of judicial review |
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574 | (2) |
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19.2.4 The controversial nature of judicial review |
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576 | (3) |
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19.2.5 A special `administrative court'? |
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579 | (1) |
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19.2.6 The mechanics of judicial review |
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580 | (1) |
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19.3 Bodies subject to judicial review |
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580 | (4) |
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19.3.1 Government/public bodies |
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581 | (1) |
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581 | (1) |
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19.3.3 Non-governmental bodies |
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581 | (2) |
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19.3.4 Private bodies and administrative principles |
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583 | (1) |
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19.4 Standing in judicial review |
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584 | (3) |
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584 | (1) |
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19.4.2 Groups/organisations |
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585 | (1) |
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19.4.3 Local government/police |
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586 | (1) |
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19.4.4 When should standing be determined? |
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587 | (1) |
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587 | (4) |
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587 | (1) |
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19.5.2 Exclusive proceedings |
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588 | (1) |
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589 | (1) |
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19.5.4 The use of a public law issue in an individual's defence |
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590 | (1) |
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590 | (1) |
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591 | (4) |
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19.6.1 The Pre-action Protocol and claim |
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591 | (1) |
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19.6.2 Permission to apply for judicial review |
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591 | (1) |
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592 | (1) |
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19.6.4 The substantive hearing |
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592 | (1) |
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593 | (2) |
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20 Judicial Review II: Grounds Of Review And Remedies |
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20.1 Grounds for judicial review |
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595 | (1) |
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20.2 The ground of illegality |
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596 | (15) |
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20.2.1 Definition and classification |
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596 | (1) |
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20.2.2 Simple ultra vires |
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596 | (3) |
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20.2.3 Wrongful delegation of power |
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599 | (3) |
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20.2.4 Improper purpose/motive |
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602 | (2) |
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20.2.5 Abuse of discretion |
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604 | (3) |
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20.2.6 Excess of jurisdiction |
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607 | (3) |
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20.2.7 Breach of the European Convention on Human Rights |
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610 | (1) |
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20.3 The ground of irrationality |
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611 | (4) |
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20.3.1 Origins and definition |
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611 | (2) |
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20.3.2 The controversial nature of irrationality |
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613 | (1) |
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20.3.3 Irrationality in practice |
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614 | (1) |
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20.4 The ground of proportionality |
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615 | (5) |
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20.4.1 Origins and definition |
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615 | (1) |
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20.4.2 Proportionality and irrationality compared |
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616 | (1) |
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20.4.3 Proportionality pre-Human Rights Act? |
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617 | (1) |
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20.4.4 Proportionality and the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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618 | (1) |
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20.4.5 The demise of irrationality? |
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618 | (2) |
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20.5 The ground of procedural impropriety |
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620 | (15) |
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620 | (1) |
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20.5.2 Statutory requirements |
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621 | (2) |
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20.5.3 Common law requirements: nemo judex in re sua |
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623 | (4) |
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20.5.4 Common law requirements: audi alteram partem |
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627 | (8) |
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635 | (2) |
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20.6.1 The different remedies available |
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635 | (2) |
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20.6.2 The discretionary nature of remedies |
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637 | (1) |
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20.7 The effectiveness of judicial review |
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637 | (2) |
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20.7.1 Factors which support its effectiveness |
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637 | (1) |
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20.7.2 Factors which question its effectiveness |
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638 | (1) |
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20.8 Judicial review checklist |
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|
639 | (4) |
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643 | (7) |
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21.1.1 Definition and history |
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643 | (1) |
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21.1.2 Types of tribunals |
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644 | (1) |
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21.1.3 The constitutional position of tribunals |
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644 | (2) |
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21.1.4 Advantages of tribunals |
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646 | (1) |
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21.1.5 Disadvantages of tribunals |
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647 | (1) |
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647 | (1) |
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21.1.7 The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 |
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648 | (2) |
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650 | (5) |
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650 | (2) |
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21.2.2 Inquiries into national events/scandals |
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652 | (1) |
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21.2.3 Statutory inquiries into national events |
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653 | (1) |
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21.2.4 Non-statutory inquiries into national events |
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654 | (1) |
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655 | (16) |
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656 | (1) |
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656 | (1) |
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657 | (2) |
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21.3.4 The investigation process |
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659 | (4) |
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21.3.5 Ombudsman or Ombudsmouse? |
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663 | (1) |
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664 | (1) |
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665 | (1) |
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21.3.8 Recent reform proposals |
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666 | (5) |
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22 Covid-19 And the Constitution |
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671 | (1) |
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22.2 The legislative framework |
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|
671 | (2) |
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22.2.1 Primary legislation |
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|
671 | (1) |
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22.2.2 Secondary legislation |
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672 | (1) |
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673 | (1) |
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22.4 Decentralisation of power |
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674 | (1) |
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674 | (1) |
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674 | (1) |
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22.5.2 Challenging the COVID-19 response in the courts |
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674 | (1) |
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675 | (1) |
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22.7 Lessons from COVID-19? |
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|
676 | (3) |
Glossary |
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679 | (2) |
Index |
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