Parliamentary and legislative practice

The Congressional ethics process has been transformed into a lethal, partisan political tool, feared by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.

Beyond the popular notion that Congress is always engaged in high-level national policymaking and classic drama lies an important reality: the bulk of congressional activity is the protracted, grinding work of developing and enacting complex, detailed legislation vital to our nation's operation but often ignored by the public.

Beyond the popular notion that Congress is always engaged in high-level national policymaking and classic drama lies an important reality: the bulk of congressional activity is the protracted, grinding work of developing and enacting complex, detailed legislation vital to our nation's operation but often ignored by the public.

House of Lords reform is often characterised as unfinished business: a riddle that has been left unanswered since 1911.

House of Lords reform is often characterised as unfinished business: a riddle that has been left unanswered since 1911.

Thirty years of developments in deliberative democracy (DD) have consolidated this subfield of democratic theory.

The history of Parliament is the history of the United Kingdom itself.

The price for a country.

This book aims to demystify the law for scientists and instructing officials by exploring the science and legal concepts of risk and precaution for national legislation to facilitate safe trade in agricultural products (in compliance with international trade rules).

This book aims to demystify the law for scientists and instructing officials by exploring the science and legal concepts of risk and precaution for national legislation to facilitate safe trade in agricultural products (in compliance with international trade rules).

The Economics of Lawmaking explores the relative advantages and limits of alternative sources of law.

When the door closes on one prime minister's rule, what happens next?

When the door closes on one prime minister's rule, what happens next?

Legislative debates make democracy and representation work.

Legislative debates make democracy and representation work.

The Research Network on EU Administrative Law (ReNEUAL) was established in 2009 and now comprises well over one hundred scholars and practitioners active in the field of EU and comparative public law.

The Research Network on EU Administrative Law (ReNEUAL) was established in 2009 and now comprises well over one hundred scholars and practitioners active in the field of EU and comparative public law.

The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Constitutions offers a detailed and analytical view of the constitutions of the Caribbean region, examining the constitutional development of its diverse countries.

The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Constitutions offers a detailed and analytical view of the constitutions of the Caribbean region, examining the constitutional development of its diverse countries.

As the second chamber of the Westminster parliament, the House of Lords has a central position in British politics.

As the second chamber of the Westminster parliament, the House of Lords has a central position in British politics.

In this book Dimitrios Kyritsis advances an original account of constitutional review of primary legislation for its compatibility with human rights.

Contemporary democracies have granted an expansive amount of power to unelected judges that sit in constitutional or supreme courts.

Contemporary democracies have granted an expansive amount of power to unelected judges that sit in constitutional or supreme courts.

Are legislatures able to form and act on intentions?

Are legislatures able to form and act on intentions?

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Policy making is not only about the cut and thrust of politics.

Constitutions divide into those that provide for a constitutionally protected set of rights, where courts can strike down legislation, and those where rights are protected predominantly by parliament, where courts can interpret legislation to protect rights, but cannot strike down legislation.

Constitutions divide into those that provide for a constitutionally protected set of rights, where courts can strike down legislation, and those where rights are protected predominantly by parliament, where courts can interpret legislation to protect rights, but cannot strike down legislation.

The Westminster parliament is a highly visible political institution, and one of its core functions is approving new laws.

In a comprehensive examination of the constitutional systems of Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore, Po Jen Yap contributes to a field that has traditionally focussed on Western jurisdictions.

In a comprehensive examination of the constitutional systems of Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore, Po Jen Yap contributes to a field that has traditionally focussed on Western jurisdictions.

The Economics of Lawmaking explores the relative advantages and limits of alternative sources of law.

The Purse and the Sword presents a critical analysis of Israel's legal system in the context of its politics, history, and the forces that shape its society.

The Purse and the Sword presents a critical analysis of Israel's legal system in the context of its politics, history, and the forces that shape its society.

Parliament as an Export (1966) deals with the adoption of overseas countries and particularly the Commonwealth countries of the British Parliamentary system.

This book attempts to develop a novel way of conceptualizing regionalism under hyper-globalization.

A vital kickback against national decline.

The Power of Opposition: Legislative Effectiveness in Mexico's Multiparty Democracy develops a theory of legislative effectiveness in presidential systems where it is rare for presidents to control a majority of seats in the legislature.