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OverviewThe 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Gordon (University of Liverpool, UK) , Adam Tucker (University of Liverpool, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Hart Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781509957255ISBN 10: 1509957251 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 28 September 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsThe New Labour Constitution: Twenty Years On: Introduction Michael Gordon, University of Liverpool, UK and Adam Tucker, University of Liverpool, UK 1. Labour’s Constitutional Changes 1997–2010: Time for More Lord Falconer of Thoroton, House of Lords, UK 2. Britain’s New Labour Constitution: Causes and Consequences Rodney Brazier, University of Manchester, UK 3. The Human Rights Act 1998: Two Decades Swimming Upstream Hélène Tyrrell, Newcastle University, UK 4. The Unintended Consequences of Legislative Constitutionalism: The Common Law Constitution and Judicial Comparativism Se-shauna Wheatle, Durham University, UK 5. Judicial Policy and New Labour’s Constitutional Project Graham Gee, University of Sheffield, UK 6. Devolution: A New Fundamental Principle of the UK Constitution Chris MCCorkindale, University of Strathclyde, UK 7. The ‘Evolution’ of Devolution: Assessing Labour’s Legacy in England Arianna Giovannini, De Montfort University, UK 8. ‘Three Harmless Words’: New Labour and Freedom of Information Ben Worthy, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK 9. What Was New Labour’s Vision for Parliament? And Did It Succeed? Louise Thompson, University of Manchester, UK 10. New Labour’s Judicial Power Project Roger Masterman, Durham University, UK 11. New Labour’s Secret National Security Constitution Paul F Scott, University of Glasgow, UK 12. Individual Terrorist Suspects as the New Folk Devil: New Labour, Rights Tokenism and Security Compulsions Rumyana van Ark (née Grozdanova), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands 13. Revisiting the Administrative Justice Legacy of New Labour Joe Tomlinson, University of York, UK and Richard Kirkham, University of Sheffield, UK 14. Referendums and New Labour’s Constitutional Reforms Leah Trueblood, University of Oxford, UK 15. Neoliberalism, Labour Law and New Labour’s Turn to Constitutionalism Robert Knox, University of Liverpool, UK 16. The Legacy of the New Labour Constitution and the Future of Labour Constitutionalism Michael Gordon, University of Liverpool, UK and Adam Tucker, University of Liverpool, UKReviewsAuthor InformationMichael Gordon is Professor of Constitutional Law and Adam Tucker is Senior Lecturer in Law, both at the University of Liverpool, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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