Constitutional and Administrative Law Reform in the UK since 1997 By Professor Douglas Lewis, Law School, Sheffield University The first Blair administration came into power on 1 May 1997 pledged to undertake the most radical shift in constitutional arrangements, broadly conceived, for a century. For...
To what extent have constitutional reforms since 1997 made the UK more democratic? The second reform of the constitution is the Human Rights Act that was Labour’s first major reform, that came in act in 1998. Before the Human Rights Act the Uk was part European Convention of Human rights ...
We explore the impact the changes in candidate selection processes have had on women's electoral fortunes and the descriptive representation of women in UK legislatures. We draw on empirical work on UK's constitutional transformation undertaken by the authors since the beginning of devolution. Our ...
In the UK constitutional system it is generally assumed that the political branches of government should play a leading role in resolving disputes about the scope and substance of individual rights. However, the courts have become increasingly involved in adjudicating human rights issues ove...
During the 2024 general election, Labour maintained a strong poll lead, with its manifesto focusing on economic growth, planning system reform, infrastructure, clean energy, healthcare, education, childcare, constitutional reform, and strengthening workers' rights.[143][144] It pledged a new publicly...
Since 1997 there has been a series of far-reaching constitutional changes in the UK through the devolution of power from Westminster to new legislatures an... S Court - 《Higher Education Quarterly》 被引量: 7发表: 2010年 Life after Barnett : future options for fiscal devolution in the UK...
Initial UK trade policy has been characterised by: (1) the need to limit the impact of changes in trading relations (mainly with the EU) to minimise challenges for businesses and the possibility of economic losses; (2) a strong ideological commitment to free trade, and related to that; (3...
“And of course that’s not something we in Northern Ireland could allow from a constitutional point of view, but also in terms of economics, it would be catastrophic to have a border down the Irish Sea.” “56% of our goods from Northern Ireland go to Great Britain, so it is incredib...
Robert Hazell founded the Unit initially to conduct detailed research and planning on constitutional reform in the UK. We continue to fulfil that remit, but also assess the effects of reforms that have taken place, and research constitutional and political arrangements beyond the UK.MORE Email **...
However, the implementation of the dispersal system coincided with the period during which constitutional changes (the Government of Wales Act, 1998) began the process of devolution and the creation of the Welsh National Assembly (now known as Y Senedd) in 1999. It initially only had the power...