Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom

By Dawn Oliver

This account of constitutional reform in the UK offers a detailed discussion of all the significant changes that have developed following the elections of 1997 and 2001. Issues discussed include the devolution of power in Scotland and elections of Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland; reform of the House of Lords and the system of hereditary peers; the influence of the Human Rights Act; changes to electoral systems and party funding; and the significance of the European dimension on the British Constitution.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198765460
• ISBN13: 9780198765462
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.5"