TY - BOOK AU - Jowell,Jeffrey AU - Oliver,Dawn,ed. TI - The Changing Constitution SN - 9780199264391 U1 - 342.4102 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Constitutional law -- Great Britain KW - Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- European Union countries N1 - Part 1:The Constitutional Framework 1. The rule of law today / Jeffrey Jowell -- 2. The sovereignty of parliament --form or substance? / Anthony Bradley -- 3. Human rights and the British constitution / Lord Lester and Lydia Clapinska -- 4. Britain in the European Union / Paul Craig -- 5. The internationalization of public law and its impact on the United Kingdom / David Feldman -- 6. Models of democracy: from representation to participation? / John Morison --; Part II:The Institutional Context 7. Scottish devotion: aspirations and reality in multi-layer governance / Barry K. Winetrobe -- 8. Northern Ireland, the Belfast Agreement, and the British constitution / Christopher McCrudden -- 9. Devolution in the United Kingdom and the English and Welsh questions / Brigid Hadfield -- 10. The modernization of the United Kingdom parliament / Dawn Oliver -- 11. The executive: towards accountable government and effective governance? / Gavin Drewry -- 12. The new local government / Ian Leigh -- 13. Judicial power in the changing constitution / Andrew Le Sueur --; Part III:Regulation and the Constitition 14. Regulation, markets, and legitimacy / Tony Prosser -- 15. The control of public expenditure / John McEldowney -- 16. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 -- 17. a sheep in wolf's clothing? / Rodney Austin -- 18. Standards of conduct in public life / Patricia Leopold N2 - "Since its first edition in 1985, The Changing Constitution has gained a reputation for providing scholarly yet accessible essays on the key issues surrounding the UK's constitutional development and the current debates about reform." "Authoritative, concise, and fully updated, this new edition of a highly successful volume provides a thorough review of the latest developments in constitutional reform and includes chapters on three new topics, overseas influences, democratic theories and standards of conduct." ER -