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Wrighton S: Article Five

Article Five

Repairing American Government Amid Debilitating Partisan Strife

This book provides a detailed account of each law officer's functions and draws on that account as the basis for a conceptual analysis of their constitutional legitimacy. In recent years, the constitutional legitimacy of law officers has been questioned repeatedly because of recurring controversies surrounding the discharge of their varied functions. Indeed, it has become increasingly clear that those functions enable law officers to play a highly influential part in the regulation and exercise of public power throughout the United Kingdom. McCormick argues that the most persuasive framework for analysing the offices which make up this diverse regime involves concentrating on the constitutional values of independence, accountability and trust which underpin it. Both aspects of the book - namely the explanation of individual functions and the conceptual analysis of collective legitimacy - are written in a holistic way which encompasses critical analyses about the Attorney General and Solicitor General for England and Wales; the Counsel General for Wales; the Lord Advocate, Solicitor General and Advocate General for Scotland, as well as the Attorney General and Advocate General for Northern Ireland.

This book provides a detailed account of each law officer’s functions and draws on that account as the basis for a conceptual analysis of their constitutional legitimacy.

In recent years, the constitutional legitimacy of law officers has been questioned repeatedly because of recurring controversies surrounding the discharge of their varied functions. Indeed, it has become increasingly clear that those functions enable law officers to play a highly influential part in the regulation and exercise of public power throughout the United Kingdom. 

McCormick argues that the most persuasive framework for analysing the offices which make up this diverse regime involves concentrating on the constitutional values of independence, accountability and trust which underpin it.

Both aspects of the book – namely the explanation of individual functions and the conceptual analysis of collective legitimacy – are written in a holistic way which encompasses critical analyses about the Attorney General and Solicitor General for England and Wales; the Counsel General for Wales; the Lord Advocate, Solicitor General and Advocate General for Scotland, as well as the Attorney General and Advocate General for Northern Ireland.

The Constitutional Legitimacy of Law Officers in the United Kingdom

Hart Studies in Constitutional Law

The New Labour government first elected in 1997 had a defining influence on the development of the modern UK constitution. This book combines legal and political perspectives to provide a unique assessment of the way in which this major programme of constitutional reform has changed the nature of the UK constitution. The chapters, written by leading experts in UK public law and politics, analyse the impact and legacy of the New Labour reform programme some 20 years on from the 1997 general election, and reveal the ways in which the UK constitution is now, to a significant extent, the 'New Labour constitution'. The book takes a broad approach to exploring the legacy of the New Labour years for the UK constitution. The contributors evaluate a range of specific substantive reforms (including on human rights, devolution, freedom of information, and the judicial system), changes to the process and method of constitutional reform under New Labour, the impact on key institutions (such as the judiciary and Parliament), and a number of wider constitutional themes (including national security, administrative justice, and the relationship between the Labour Party and constitutionalism). The book also reflects on the future challenges for the constitution constructed by New Labour, and the prospects for further constitutional reform. In bringing together this range of perspectives to reflect on the implications of the New Labour era of reform, this book offers a critical examination of a foundational period in the development of the contemporary UK constitution.

The New Labour government first elected in 1997 had a defining influence on the development of the modern UK constitution. This book combines legal and political perspectives to provide a unique assessment of the way in which this major programme of constitutional reform has changed the nature of the UK constitution.  The chapters, written by leading experts in UK public law and politics, analyse the impact and legacy of the New Labour reform programme some 20 years on from the 1997 general election, and reveal the ways in which the UK constitution is now, to a significant extent, the ‘New Labour constitution’.

The book takes a broad approach to exploring the legacy of the New Labour years for the UK constitution.  The contributors evaluate a range of specific substantive reforms (including on human rights, devolution, freedom of information, and the judicial system), changes to the process and method of constitutional reform under New Labour, the impact on key institutions (such as the judiciary and Parliament), and a number of wider constitutional themes (including national security, administrative justice, and the relationship between the Labour Party and constitutionalism).  The book also reflects on the future challenges for the constitution constructed by New Labour, and the prospects for further constitutional reform.

In bringing together this range of perspectives to reflect on the implications of the New Labour era of reform, this book offers a critical examination of a foundational period in the development of the contemporary UK constitution.

Twenty Years On

The New Labour Constitution

This book provides a detailed account of each law officer's functions and draws on that account as the basis for a conceptual analysis of their constitutional legitimacy. In recent years, the constitutional legitimacy of law officers has been questioned repeatedly because of recurring controversies surrounding the discharge of their varied functions. Indeed, it has become increasingly clear that those functions enable law officers to play a highly influential part in the regulation and exercise of public power throughout the United Kingdom. McCormick argues that the most persuasive framework for analysing the offices which make up this diverse regime involves concentrating on the constitutional values of independence, accountability and trust which underpin it. Both aspects of the book - namely the explanation of individual functions and the conceptual analysis of collective legitimacy - are written in a holistic way which encompasses critical analyses about the Attorney General and Solicitor General for England and Wales; the Counsel General for Wales; the Lord Advocate, Solicitor General and Advocate General for Scotland, as well as the Attorney General and Advocate General for Northern Ireland.

This volume originates from the fourth Public Law Conference, held in Dublin in 2022.

Leading scholars and judges from across the common law world presented papers on the making (and re-making) of public law across country studies, historical studies and studies of contemporary and future issues.

The book has three broad categories of contribution: country studies which consider the evolution of public law within a particular jurisdictional context; historical studies, which shed light on the foundations of public law; and studies of contemporary and future issues, namely populism, COVID-19, protection of Indigenous peoples, and the public - private divide.

This volume originates from the fourth Public Law Conference where leading scholars and judges presented papers on the making (and re-making) of public law.

The Making and Re-Making of Public Law

Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy

This book examines the socio-political conflicts which have arisen since Hong Kong’s return to China and confronts the fundamental problems in the design of the One Country, Two Systems (OCTS) Model. &nbsp;It considers not only the issue of democratization, but also the institutional fractures in the executive-dominant political system and the disconnection between the executive and the legislature.&nbsp;It describes the drastic changes which have affected social mobilization and political activism in Hong Kong, as well as the pattern of interaction between the government and civil society. Co-edited by Brian C.H. Fong and Lui Tai Lok, this edited volume brings together a team of cutting-edge researchers to examine the operation of the One Country, Two Systems (OCTS) Model in Hong Kong over the past 20 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;The discussion and analysis offered by the contributors will cast light on social and political tensions and conflicts that will continue to unfold in the coming years. This timely account, published on the 20th anniversary of the handover, will be a valuable read for students and scholars of Chinese and East Asian studies.

Examines the social and political development of Hong Kong, ahead of the twentieth anniversary of its return to China in 2017
 Identifies the underlying fractures in the existing design and operation of “One Country Two Systems”
 
 Appeals to students and scholars of political science, public policy and Asian studies

Emerging Social and Institutional Fractures After 1997

Hong Kong 20 Years after the Handover

Der Kommentar
Der Verfassungskommentar von Classen/Sauthoff ist die "maßgebliche Grundlage für alle weitere Beschäftigung mit dem Verfassungsrecht von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" und unabdingbar für eine verlässliche Interpretation des Landesverfassungsrecht Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns.

Die Neuauflage
Die 3. Auflage berücksichtigt massive Änderungen in allen Bereichen:
<li>Die Auswirkungen der jüngsten, größeren Verfassungsreform mit u.a. der Neuregelung der Wahlperiode, der Absendung der Quoren für Volksentscheide und der Pflicht zur Einrichtung eines Europaausschusses durch den Landtag
</li><li>Die Veränderungen im normativen Umfeld der Bestimmungen der Landesverfassung, etwa die Rechtsprechung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum Klimaschutz und die europäische Rechtsentwicklung beim Datenschutzrecht. Etliche Kommentierungen wie die zum Staatsziel Umweltschutz, der Bestimmungen zur Regierung oder zum Datenschutzbeauftragten wurden vollständig neu gefasst
</li><li>Die neuere Rechtsprechung des Landesverfassungsgerichts, insbesondere zum Parlamentsrecht, Haushaltsrecht, Konnexitätsprinzip und Verfassungsprozessrecht (Organstreitverfahren) sind umfassend eingearbeitet. 

Herausgeber und Autor:innen sind ausgewiesene Kenner der Landesverfassung aus Wissenschaft, Richterschaft und Verwaltung. 
Prof. Dr. Claus Dieter Classen, Universität Greifswald; Richter am Oberverwaltungsgericht Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; Mitglied des Landesverfassungsgerichts von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Dr. Reimer Groth, Ministerialdirigent, Leiter der Rechtsabteilung des Justizministeriums Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Prof. Dr. Stefan Korioth, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Dr. Joachim Kronisch, Präsident des Verwaltungsgerichts Schwerin | Dr. Ulrike Lehmann-Wandschneider, Richterin am Oberlandesgericht Rostock; Vizepräsidentin des Landesverfassungsgerichts Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Dr. Jost Mediger, Staatssekretär a.D., Schwerin/Norderstedt | Prof. Dr. Hubert Meyer, Hauptgeschäftsführer des Niedersächsischen Landkreistags | Prof. Dr. Michael Sauthoff, Präsident des Oberverwaltungsgerichts und des Finanzgerichts Mecklenburg-Vorpommern a.D. | Prof. Dr. Sabine Schlacke, Universität Greifswald; Vizepräsidentin des Staatsgerichtshof der Freien Hansestadt Bremen | Armin Tebben, Direktor des Landtages Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Prof. Dr. Bodo Wiegand-Hoffmeister, Rektor der Hochschule Wismar | Dirk Zapfe, Leiter der Abteilung Parlamentarische Dienste der Landtagsverwaltung, Schwerin
</li>

Der Kommentar
Der Verfassungskommentar von Classen/Sauthoff ist die „maßgebliche Grundlage für alle weitere Beschäftigung mit dem Verfassungsrecht von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern“ und unabdingbar für eine verlässliche Interpretation des Landesverfassungsrecht Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns.

Die Neuauflage
Die 3. Auflage berücksichtigt massive Änderungen in allen Bereichen:
Die Auswirkungen der jüngsten, größeren Verfassungsreform mit u.a. der Neuregelung der Wahlperiode, der Absendung der Quoren für Volksentscheide und der Pflicht zur Einrichtung eines Europaausschusses durch den Landtag
Die Veränderungen im normativen Umfeld der Bestimmungen der Landesverfassung, etwa die Rechtsprechung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum Klimaschutz und die europäische Rechtsentwicklung beim Datenschutzrecht. Etliche Kommentierungen wie die zum Staatsziel Umweltschutz, der Bestimmungen zur Regierung oder zum Datenschutzbeauftragten wurden vollständig neu gefasst
Die neuere Rechtsprechung des Landesverfassungsgerichts, insbesondere zum Parlamentsrecht, Haushaltsrecht, Konnexitätsprinzip und Verfassungsprozessrecht (Organstreitverfahren) sind umfassend eingearbeitet. 

Herausgeber und Autor:innen sind ausgewiesene Kenner der Landesverfassung aus Wissenschaft, Richterschaft und Verwaltung. 
Prof. Dr. Claus Dieter Classen, Universität Greifswald; Richter am Oberverwaltungsgericht Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; Mitglied des Landesverfassungsgerichts von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Dr. Reimer Groth, Ministerialdirigent, Leiter der Rechtsabteilung des Justizministeriums Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Prof. Dr. Stefan Korioth, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Dr. Joachim Kronisch, Präsident des Verwaltungsgerichts Schwerin | Dr. Ulrike Lehmann-Wandschneider, Richterin am Oberlandesgericht Rostock; Vizepräsidentin des Landesverfassungsgerichts Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Dr. Jost Mediger, Staatssekretär a.D., Schwerin/Norderstedt | Prof. Dr. Hubert Meyer, Hauptgeschäftsführer des Niedersächsischen Landkreistags | Prof. Dr. Michael Sauthoff, Präsident des Oberverwaltungsgerichts und des Finanzgerichts Mecklenburg-Vorpommern a.D. | Prof. Dr. Sabine Schlacke, Universität Greifswald; Vizepräsidentin des Staatsgerichtshof der Freien Hansestadt Bremen | Armin Tebben, Direktor des Landtages Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Prof. Dr. Bodo Wiegand-Hoffmeister, Rektor der Hochschule Wismar | Dirk Zapfe, Leiter der Abteilung Parlamentarische Dienste der Landtagsverwaltung, Schwerin

Handkommentar

Verfassung des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

This innovative book blends constitutional theory with real-life political practice to explore the impact of codifying constitutional amendments on the operation of the constitution in relation to democracy, the rule of law, and the separation of powers. It draws from comparative, historical, political and theoretical perspectives to answer questions all constitutional designers should ask themselves: - Should the constitution append amendments sequentially to the end of the text? - Should it embed amendments directly into the existing text, with notations about what has been modified and how? - Should it instead insert amendments into the text without indicating at all that any alteration has occurred? The book examines the 3 major models of amendment codification - the appendative, the integrative, and the invisible models - and also shows how some jurisdictions have innovated alternative forms of amendment codification that combine elements of more than 1 model in a unique hybridisation driven by history, law, and politics. Constitutional designers rarely consider where in the constitution to codify amendments once they are ratified. Yet this choice is pivotal to the operation of any constitution. This groundbreaking book shows why the placement of constitutional amendments goes well beyond mere aesthetics. It influences how and whether a people remembers its past, how the constitutional text will be interpreted and by whom, and whether the constitution will be easily accessible to the governed. A global tour of the high stakes of constitution-making, this book features 18 diverse and outstanding scholars from around the world - across Africa, America, Asia and Oceania, and Europe - raising new questions, opening our eyes to new streams of research, and uncovering new possibilities for constitutional design.

This innovative book blends constitutional theory with real-life political practice to explore the impact of codifying constitutional amendments on the operation of the constitution in relation to democracy, the rule of law, and the separation of powers. It draws from comparative, historical, political and theoretical perspectives to answer questions all constitutional designers should ask themselves: - Should the constitution append amendments sequentially to the end of the text? - Should it embed amendments directly into the existing text, with notations about what has been modified and how? - Should it instead insert amendments into the text without indicating at all that any alteration has occurred? The book examines the 3 major models of amendment codification – the appendative, the integrative, and the invisible models – and also shows how some jurisdictions have innovated alternative forms of amendment codification that combine elements of more than 1 model in a unique hybridisation driven by history, law, and politics. Constitutional designers rarely consider where in the constitution to codify amendments once they are ratified. Yet this choice is pivotal to the operation of any constitution. This groundbreaking book shows why the placement of constitutional amendments goes well beyond mere aesthetics. It influences how and whether a people remembers its past, how the constitutional text will be interpreted and by whom, and whether the constitution will be easily accessible to the governed. A global tour of the high stakes of constitution-making, this book features 18 diverse and outstanding scholars from around the world – across Africa, America, Asia and Oceania, and Europe – raising new questions, opening our eyes to new streams of research, and uncovering new possibilities for constitutional design.

History, Law, Politics

The Architecture of Constitutional Amendments

How best to improve the position of the world's poorest people remains one of the major issues facing the human species. This book investigates the role that legal empowerment and rights (including human rights) can play in tackling poverty and enabling poor people in developing countries to take action to improve their positions.

How best to improve the position of the world's poorest people remains one of the major issues facing the human species. Empowering the poor requires more than simply a transfer of resources; it entails the creation of sound legal and political frameworks which specifically address the needs of the poor and vulnerable and hold political and administrative leaders accountable for policy failures.   This book investigates the role that legal empowerment and rights (including human rights) can play in tackling poverty and enabling poor people in developing countries to take action to improve their positions. Original in focus, the book provides new information and knowledge and presents informative and useful case studies on sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Rights and Legal Empowerment in Eradicating Poverty

Routledge Research in Constitutional Law

Modern constitutionalism as an idea and practice is facing great uncertainty in current times. Scholarly debates focus predominantly on constitutions beyond the state, while the predicament of domestic constitutionalism is much less considered. This volume contributes to a theoretically informed analysis of the key challenges and changes affecting domestic constitutionalism in Europe and beyond, departing from the idea of 'constitutional acceleration' or the increased propensity of different actors to engage in (formal) reform of the constitutional order. The volume points to a fundamental change in the function of constitutions in that constitutions themselves are increasingly subjects of political contestation rather than framing political debates.


The collection of essays addresses a range of critical challenges - including societal acceleration, depoliticization, civic engagement, multi-faceted constituent power, modernization, populism and nationalism, and transnationalization. The volume includes a variety of disciplinary, and in some cases interdisciplinary, approaches, including (political) sociology, political science, constitutional law, and constitutional and legal theory, and will be of interest to researchers and students in any of these areas. Case studies focus on the EU and the wider European context, and include highly relevant but little known or ill-understood cases, such as the recent constitutional events in Iceland, Italy, or Romania, and cases of democratic reversal, such as Hungary, while also engaging with traditional but rapidly changing cases of constitutional interest, such as the UK.

The collection of essays addresses a range of critical challenges - including societal acceleration, depoliticization, civic engagement, multi-faceted constituent power, modernization, populism and nationalism, and transnationalization.

Constitutional Acceleration within the European Union and Beyond

This book examines the socio-political conflicts which have arisen since Hong Kong’s return to China and confronts the fundamental problems in the design of the One Country, Two Systems (OCTS) Model. &nbsp;It considers not only the issue of democratization, but also the institutional fractures in the executive-dominant political system and the disconnection between the executive and the legislature.&nbsp;It describes the drastic changes which have affected social mobilization and political activism in Hong Kong, as well as the pattern of interaction between the government and civil society. Co-edited by Brian C.H. Fong and Lui Tai Lok, this edited volume brings together a team of cutting-edge researchers to examine the operation of the One Country, Two Systems (OCTS) Model in Hong Kong over the past 20 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;The discussion and analysis offered by the contributors will cast light on social and political tensions and conflicts that will continue to unfold in the coming years. This timely account, published on the 20th anniversary of the handover, will be a valuable read for students and scholars of Chinese and East Asian studies.

Examines the social and political development of Hong Kong, ahead of the twentieth anniversary of its return to China in 2017Identifies the underlying fractures in the existing design and operation of “One Country Two Systems” Appeals to students and scholars of political science, public policy and Asian studies

"This book examines the far-reaching changes made to the constitution in the United Kingdom in recent decades. It considers the way these reforms have fragmented power, once held centrally through the Crown-in-Parliament, by means of devolution, referendums, and judicial reform. It examines the reshaping of the balance of power between the executive, legislature, and the way that prerogative powers have been curtailed by statute and judicial ruling. It focuses on the Human Rights Act and the creation of the UK Supreme Court, which emboldened the judiciary to limit executive action and even to challenge Parliament, and argues that many of these symbolised an attempt to shift the 'political' constitution to a 'legal' one. Many virtues have been ascribed to these reforms. To the extent that criticism exists, it is often to argue that these reforms do not go far enough. An elected upper chamber, regional English parliaments, further electoral reform, and a codified constitution are common tonics prescribed by commentators from this point of view. This volume adopts a different approach. It provides a critical evaluation of these far-reaching reforms, drawing from the expertise of highly respected academics and experienced political figures from both the left and right. The book is an invaluable source of academic expertise and practical insights for the interested public, students, policymakers, and journalists, who too often are only exposed to the 'further reform' position"--

This book examines the far-reaching changes made to the constitution in the United Kingdom in recent decades.  It considers the way these reforms have fragmented power, once held centrally through the Crown-in-Parliament, by means of devolution, referendums, and judicial reform. It examines the reshaping of the balance of power between the executive, legislature, and the way that prerogative powers have been curtailed by statute and judicial ruling.  It focuses on the Human Rights Act and the creation of the UK Supreme Court, which emboldened the judiciary to limit executive action and even to challenge Parliament, and argues that many of these symbolised an attempt to shift the ‘political’ constitution to a ‘legal’ one.

Many virtues have been ascribed to these reforms. To the extent that criticism exists, it is often to argue that these reforms do not go far enough. An elected upper chamber, regional English parliaments, further electoral reform, and a codified constitution are common tonics prescribed by commentators from this point of view. This volume adopts a different approach. It provides a critical evaluation of these far-reaching reforms, drawing from the expertise of highly respected academics and experienced political figures from both the left and right. The book is an invaluable source of academic expertise and practical insights for the interested public, students, policymakers, and journalists, who too often are only exposed to the ‘further reform’ position.

Sceptical Perspectives on the Changing Constitution of the United Kingdom

The collection of essays addresses a range of critical challenges - including societal acceleration, depoliticization, civic engagement, multi-faceted constituent power, modernization, populism and nationalism, and transnationalization.

Modern constitutionalism as an idea and practice is facing great uncertainty in current times. Scholarly debates focus predominantly on constitutions beyond the state, while the predicament of domestic constitutionalism is much less considered. This volume contributes to a theoretically informed analysis of the key challenges and changes affecting domestic constitutionalism in Europe and beyond, departing from the idea of ‘constitutional acceleration’ or the increased propensity of different actors to engage in (formal) reform of the constitutional order. The volume points to a fundamental change in the function of constitutions in that constitutions themselves are increasingly subjects of political contestation rather than framing political debates.The collection of essays addresses a range of critical challenges – including societal acceleration, depoliticization, civic engagement, multi-faceted constituent power, modernization, populism and nationalism, and transnationalization. The volume includes a variety of disciplinary, and in some cases interdisciplinary, approaches, including (political) sociology, political science, constitutional law, and constitutional and legal theory, and will be of interest to researchers and students in any of these areas. Case studies focus on the EU and the wider European context, and include highly relevant but little known or ill-understood cases, such as the recent constitutional events in Iceland, Italy, or Romania, and cases of democratic reversal, such as Hungary, while also engaging with traditional but rapidly changing cases of constitutional interest, such as the UK.

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