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Machine generated contents note: pt. I Privilege and Conduct -- 1.Privilege, Exclusive Cognisance and the Law / Liam Laurence Smyth -- I.Introduction -- A.The Claiming and Granting of Privileges of the House of Commons -- II.The Privileges, and Contempt of Parliament -- A.Freedom of Speech -- B.Free...

Contents note continued: D.The Green Paper on Parliamentary Privilege 2012 -- E.A New Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege -- VI.Postscript -- 2.Privilege and Freedom of Speech / Hugh Tomlinson -- I.The Elements of Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1689 Protection -- A.Freedom of Speech -- B.Wha...

Contents note continued: V.Conclusion -- 3.Parliamentary Privilege and Criminal Law / Alexander Horne -- I.Introduction -- II.Privilege Claims Based on Article 9 of the Bill of Rights and Exclusive Cognisance -- A.Criminal Acts Committed within the Precincts of Westminster -- B.Corporate Dispensatio...

Contents note continued: A.The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards -- V.Party Funding and Donations and Loans to Members -- A.Dual Reporting of Interests -- VI.Members' Expenses and IPSA -- A.Arrangements in the House of Commons in Relation to Members' Allowances -- B.The MPs' Expenses Scandal...

Contents note continued: D.Commons Library Department for Information Services -- E.Members of Parliament -- III.External Sources of Advice -- A.The Role of the Law Officers -- B.Parliamentary Counsel -- C.Ministers and Government Departments -- D.The Judiciary -- E.Non-judicial Evidence to Committe...

Contents note continued: A.Tax Status of Peers -- B.Lobbying Access -- VI.Closing Comments -- 7.Select Committees: Powers and Functions / Richard Kelly -- I.Introduction -- II.Role of Select Committees -- A.Scrutiny of Legislation by Select Committees -- B.Post-legislative Scrutiny -- C.Pre-appointm...

Contents note continued: IV.Summary and Conclusions -- pt. III Rights, the Constitution and the Legal System -- 9.The Joint Committee on Human Rights / Murray Hunt -- I.Parliament and the Rule of Law -- II.The JCHR and Legislative Scrutiny -- A.Focus on Significant Human Rights Issues -- B.Informati...

Contents note continued: 10.From the Human Rights Act to a Bill of Rights? / Lucinda Maer -- I.The Story of the Human Rights Act 1998 -- A.No Love Lost? Human Rights, Politicians and the Public -- B.The Human Rights Act and the Role of the Judges -- II.The Interactions between the Strasbourg Court,...

Contents note continued: III.Legislative Scrutiny -- A.Scope -- B.Process of Bill Scrutiny -- C.Standards -- D.Case Study on the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill 2006 -- E.Case Study on the Health and Social Care Bill 2011 -- IV.Policy Inquiries -- A.The Inquiry Process -- B.Assessing the Impa...

Contents note continued: III.Conflict, Comity and Culture in Relations between the Courts, Parliament and the Executive -- IV.Deterrents against Abuse of Parliamentary Sovereignty -- A.Political Cultural Capital -- B.International and European Standards -- C.The Houses of Parliament: Select Committe...

Contents note continued: IV.The Constitutional Reform Act 2005-Redrawing the Boundaries -- A.Some Implications for Parliamentary Accountability -- V.The Ministry of Justice and Parliament -- A.The Role of Select Committees -- VI.Conclusion.