Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Report from the select committee on New Zealand together with the minutes of evidence ...
Author: Reports from Committees
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand
Author: New Zealand. Parliament. House of RepresentativesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand
Author: David G. McGeePublisher: Dunmore Publishing
ISBN: 9781877399060
Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand
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.
Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand
Author: New Zealand. Parliament. House of RepresentativesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
Book Description
Journals of the Legislative Council of the Dominion of New Zealand
Author: New Zealand. Parliament. Legislative CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
The Reprint Bulletin
Author: Constitutionalism in Context
Author: David S. LawPublisher:
ISBN: 1108674267
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
With its emphasis on emerging and cutting-edge debates in the study of comparative constitutional law and politics, its suitability for both research and teaching use, and its distinguished and diverse cast of contributors, this handbook is a must-have for scholars and instructors alike. This versatile volume combines the depth and rigor of a scholarly reference work with features for teaching in law and social science courses. Its interdisciplinary case-study approach provides political and historical as well as legal context: each modular chapter offers an overview of a topic and a jurisdiction, followed by a case study that simultaneously contextualizes both. Its forward-looking and highly diverse selection of topics and jurisdictions fills gaps in the literature on the Global South as well as the West. A timely section on challenges to liberal constitutional democracy addresses pressing concerns about democratic backsliding and illiberal and/or authoritarian regimes.