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The law-making process / Michael Zander

By: Zander, Michael.
Series: Law in context. Publisher: London : Butterworths, 1999Edition: 5th ed.Description: xliii, 458 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 040690409X.Subject(s): Judicial process -- England | Law -- England -- Interpretation and construction | Legislation -- Great Britain | Stare decisis -- EnglandDDC classification: 340.42
Contents:
Preface to the fifth edition. - Preface to the first edition. - Acknowledgments. - Books, pamphlets, memoranda and articles excerpted. - Table of cases. - Ch. 1. Legislation - the Whitehall stage. - Ch. 2. Legislation - the Westminster stage. - Ch. 3. Statutory interpretation. - Ch. 4. Binding precedent - the doctrine of stare decisis. - Ch. 5. Law reporting. - Ch. 6. How precedent works. - Ch. 7. The nature of the judicial role in law-making. - Ch. 8. Other sources of law. - Ch. 9. The process of law reform. - Index.
Summary: The new edition of this highly popular text has been fully updated to include the Tax Law Rewrite; Special Public Bill ('Jellicoe') Committees in the House of Lords; Second Reading Committees in the House of Commons; the Report on the Legislation Process of the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons; and the latest views regarding the impact of Pepper v Hart. The effects of the implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998 are explored in regard to the 'fast track' procedure for 'remedial' legislation, Ministerial statements of compatibility, statutory interpretation and the doctrine of precedent. The book also includes a new section on the retrospective effect of common law decisions, and the section on European Union law has been revised and extended. - Back cover.
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The manuscript was revised up to March 1999

Preface to the fifth edition. - Preface to the first edition. - Acknowledgments. - Books, pamphlets, memoranda and articles excerpted. - Table of cases. - Ch. 1. Legislation - the Whitehall stage. - Ch. 2. Legislation - the Westminster stage. - Ch. 3. Statutory interpretation. - Ch. 4. Binding precedent - the doctrine of stare decisis. - Ch. 5. Law reporting. - Ch. 6. How precedent works. - Ch. 7. The nature of the judicial role in law-making. - Ch. 8. Other sources of law. - Ch. 9. The process of law reform. - Index.

The new edition of this highly popular text has been fully updated to include the Tax Law Rewrite; Special Public Bill ('Jellicoe') Committees in the House of Lords; Second Reading Committees in the House of Commons; the Report on the Legislation Process of the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons; and the latest views regarding the impact of Pepper v Hart. The effects of the implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998 are explored in regard to the 'fast track' procedure for 'remedial' legislation, Ministerial statements of compatibility, statutory interpretation and the doctrine of precedent. The book also includes a new section on the retrospective effect of common law decisions, and the section on European Union law has been revised and extended. - Back cover.