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Author:   Philip Norton (University of Hull, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.191kg
ISBN:  

9781444338942

ISBN 10:   1444338943
Pages:   124
Publication Date:   18 February 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Contributors. 1. Introduction: A Century of Change (Philip Norton). 2. Hedging and Ditching: The Parliament Act 1911 (Chris Ballinger). 3. Laying the Foundations of the Modern Voting System: The Representation of the People Act 1918 (Robert Blackburn). 4. Divided Loyalties: The European Communities Act 1972 (Philip Norton). 5. Extending the Role of the Courts: The Human Rights Act 1998 (David Feldman). 6. Enacting Scotland’s ‘Written Constitution’: The Scotland Act 1998 (Barry K. Winetrobe). 7. Stages and Muddles: The House of Lords Act 1999 (Alexandra Kelso). Index.

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Philip Norton (Lord Norton of Louth) is professor of government and director of the Centre for Legislative Studies in the University of Hull. His publications include 28 books, including Parliament in British Politics (2005), The British Polity (2010) and Parliaments in Western Europe (3 vols, 1998–2002). He has served as president of the Politics Association and of the British Politics Group in the USA and as co-chair of the Research Committee of Legislative Specialists of the International Political Science Association. He was elevated to the peerage and served as first chairman of the house of lords select committee on the constitution.

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