Author: Henry P. TsengPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Complete Guide to Legal Materials in Microform
Author: Henry P. TsengNational Register of Microform Masters
Author: Complete Guide to Legal Materials in Microform, 1976 Supplement
Author: Henry P. TsengNew Serial Titles
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1336
Book Description
A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
National Register of Microform Masters, 1965-1975
Author: Library of Congress. Catalog Publication DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Microforms
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Guide to Microforms in Print
Author: Canadiana
Author: The New Zealand Legislative Council
Author: William Keith JacksonPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487590490
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
The New Zealand upper house, the Legislative Council (which bore a marked resemblance to its Canadian counterpart the Federal Senate) was abolished in 1950 in an action which represents one of the most clear-cut examples of pragmatic politics in New Zealand history. It was abolished by the essentially conservative National party (fundamentally committed to the bicameral principle), while the Labour party (formally committed to abolition) at first obstructed and then merely stood on the sidelines. New Zealand thus became the only democratic country in the world without either an upper house or a formal written constitution of any consequence. The author attempts both to explain this unusual development and to assess its consequences. The generally accepted view that the Legislative Council failed in 1892 is challenged, and the causes of the decline and failure are traced back to circumstances surrounding its original establishment in 1854. Subsequently, developments since 1950 are examined in the light of abolition. The author concludes that abolition represented the right policy undertaken for the wrong reasons and that ultimately it has made a greater contribution to constitutional change in the twenty years since 1950 than the chamber itself made in the last fifty years of its existence. The New Zealand Legislative Council, an analytical historical study of an institution, throws valuable light on the strengths and weaknesses of the bicameral principle and the consequences of abolishing a second chamber of Parliament. The book should prove useful to Political Science and History courses dealing with Commonwealth Parliamentary government, comparative institutions and constitutional law. It should also appeal to all those interested in the question of bicameral representation.
The Serials Directory
Author: Railway Construction in India
Author: S. SettarPublisher: Indian
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Presents the documents of vital importance for writing such a history. The principle followed in listing the documents is chronological, and the following three volumes comprise a total number of three hundred and sixty documents, selected out of a total of 10,000 pages of material. These documents cover the protracted controversy between individuals and groups interested in laying railway in India, despatches of the Court of Directors of the East India Company and the Board of control headed by a British cabinet minister, and the Government of India in the early phase of its construction (1832-1853) etc. They are drawn from the minutes and notes of various Governors General of India (from Lord Dalhousie to Lord Curzon); reports made by the Consulting Engineers of Railway of the Government of India and the railway companies; despatches, minutes and notes of Secretaries of State for India and Government of India; despatches from British Residents of Native States, particularly those relating to the railway policies, selection of routes, acquiring of land for guaranteed interest, adoption of gauge, construction and extension of lines, fixation of rates and fares as well as the control and management of railways. Each of the documents presented here is provided with a title, a gist of contents, and the source reference; these are succeeded by the original document. The end notes comprise editiorial comments and, wherever necessary, cross-references. These volumes would serve as an important body of sources for reconstructing the history of Indian railways and in evaluating the impact of this venture on the economic situation as well as in integrating the sub-continent into a nation.