Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law

Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law

Hiebert, Janet L. (Queen's University, Ontario); Kelly, James B. (Concordia University, Montreal)

Cambridge University Press

10/2015

504

Mole

Inglês

9781107433700

15 a 20 dias

This book examines how the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and the UK's Human Rights Act influence legislative decision-making and explores to what extent governmental and parliamentary behaviours have changed on key policy issues which present serious challenges for contemporary democracies in an age of rights.
1. Introduction; Part I. The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: 2. Political origins of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act; 3. The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and MMP; 4. Parliamentary review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; 5. Parliamentary select committees and Section 7 reports; Part II. The United Kingdom's Human Rights Act 1998: 6. Political origins of the Human Rights Act; 7. Pre-legislative compatibility assessments under the HRA; 8. Parliamentary review of national security issues; 9. Parliamentary review: equality and democratic issues; 10. Conclusion.
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