Author: Carl Frederick WittkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The History of English Parliamentary Privilege
Author: Carl Frederick WittkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Parliamentary Privilege in Canada
Author: Joseph P. MaingotPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773567135
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Joseph Maingot describes the parameters of the principal immunity enjoyed by Members of Parliament, that of freedom of speech, which is restricted to the context of a parliamentary proceeding and not beyond. He points out protections afforded members other than parliamentary privilege and the view of both the courts and the legislatures concerning parliamentary debates and proceedings as evidence in court. He also sets out in detail what the House of Commons considers to be and not to be a matter of privilege, as well as the corporate powers of the Houses of Parliament.
Democracy's Privileged Few
Author: Joshua Aaron ChafetzPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher Description
A Treatise Upon the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament
Author: Thomas Erskine MayThe Irish parliament, 1613–89
Author: Coleman A. DennehyPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526133377
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The Irish parliament was both the scene of frequent political battles and an important administrative and legal element of the state machinery of early modern Ireland. This institutional study looks at how parliament dispatched its business on a day-to-day basis. It takes in major areas of responsibility such as creating law, delivering justice, conversing with the executive and administering parliamentary privilege. Its ultimate aim is to present the Irish parliament as one of many such representative assemblies emerging from the feudal state and into the modern world, with a changing set of responsibilities that would inevitably transform the institution and how it saw both itself and the other political assemblies of the day.
House of Commons Procedure and Practice
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1216
Book Description
This reference book is primarily a procedural work which examines the many forms, customs, and practices which have been developed and established for the House of Commons since Confederation in 1867. It provides a distinctive Canadian perspective in describing procedure in the House up to the end of the first session of the 36th Parliament in Sept. 1999. The material is presented with full commentary on the historical circumstances which have shaped the current approach to parliamentary business. Key Speaker's rulings and statements are also documented and the considerable body of practice, interpretation, and precedents unique to the Canadian House of Commons is amply illustrated. Chapters of the book cover the following: parliamentary institutions; parliaments and ministries; privileges and immunities; the House and its Members; parliamentary procedure; the physical & administrative setting; the Speaker & other presiding officers; the parliamentary cycle; sittings of the House; the daily program; oral & written questions; the process of debate; rules of order & decorum; the curtailment of debate; special debates; the legislative process; delegated legislation; financial procedures; committees of the whole House; committees; private Members' business; public petitions; private bills practice; and the parliamentary record. Includes index.
The Parliamentary Debates
Author: Great Britain. ParliamentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
Book Description
The History of English Parliamentary Privilege
Author: Carl Frederick WittkeThe Parliamentary Mandate
Author: Marc van der HulstPublisher: Inter-Parliamentary Union
ISBN: 9291420565
Category : Legislators
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Undersøgelse af parlamentsmandatet baseret på svar på IPU-spørgeskema fra 134 parlamenter. Svarene er sammenlignet systematisk med de respektive forfatninger, lovgivning og parlamentsforretningsordener.
Parliamentary privilege
Author: Great Britain: Office of the Leader of the House of CommonsPublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101831826
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Parliamentary privilege ensures that Members of Parliament are able to speak freely in debates, and protects Parliament's internal affairs from interference from the courts. Following (failed) attempts by some MPs to use parliamentary privilege to avoid prosecution for expenses fraud, the Government felt the time was right for a comprehensive review of the privileges of Parliament. Freedom of speech is arguably the most important privilege: a member must be able to speak or raise a matter without fear of a criminal or civil liability. The Government does not feel it necessary to change the protection of privilege in civil cases, nor in relation to injunctions or super-injunctions. But it is open to question whether parliamentary privilege should ever prevent members being successfully prosecuted for criminal offences. The paper consults on whether privilege should be disapplied in cases of alleged criminality, though not in respect of speeches in Parliament. The second major privilege is that of exclusive cognisance: the right of each House to regulate its own proceedings and internal affairs without interference from any outside body including the courts. This includes the conduct of its Members, and of other participants such as witnesses before select committees. Recent court judgments make clear that statute law on employment, health and safety etc do apply to Parliament providing the law would not interfere with Parliament's core functions. The green paper also consults on extending and strengthening select committee powers. A final section covers other miscellaneous privileges.