Law in politics, politics in law / edited by David Feldman. - xxv, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Hart studies in constitutional law ; volume 3 . - Hart studies in constitutional law ; v. 3. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Beginning at the beginning : the relationships between politics and law / Lawyers, MPs and judges / Lawyers in the House of Commons / The form and language of legislation / Legislation and politics / Whitehall, transparency, and the law / The role of public international laywers in government / Government legal advisers through the ethics looking glass / Law reform in a political environment : the work of the Law Commissions / Parliament Act 1911 in its historical context / The Parliament Act 1949 / The realities of the Parliament Act 1911 / The impact of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 on a government's management of its legislative timetable, on parliamentary procedure and on legislative drafting / International law and Great Power politics / Law and democracy in a human rights framework / Politics, law and constitutional moments in the UK / Looking back and moving on / David Feldman -- Ross Cranston -- David Howarth -- Alan Rodger -- Stephen Laws -- David Seymour -- Michael Wood -- Matthew Windsor -- Elizabeth Cooke and Hector MacQueen -- Philip Norton -- Chris Ballinger -- Daniel Greenberg -- Rhodri Walters -- Matthew Parish -- Philip Sales -- Dawn Oliver -- David Feldman.

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Law--Political aspects--Great Britain.
Law reform--Political aspects--Great Britain.
Government attorneys--Political activity--Great Britain.
Law--Political aspects.

KD640 / .L39 2013

340.115