The myth of judicial independence / Mike McConville and Luke Marsh.
By: McConville, Michael [author.]
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191861192 (ebook) :Subject(s): Judicial independence -- Great Britain | Separation of powers -- Great BritainAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198822103DDC classification: 347.42012 LOC classification: KD4645Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Through an examination of the history of the rules that regulate police interrogation (the Judges' Rules) in conjunction with plea bargaining and the Criminal Procedure Rules, this volume explores the 'Westminster Model' under which three arms of the State (parliament, the executive, and the judiciary) operate independently of one another. It reveals how policy was framed in secret meetings with the executive which then actively misled parliament in contradiction to its ostensible formal relationship with the legislature.
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This edition also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Through an examination of the history of the rules that regulate police interrogation (the Judges' Rules) in conjunction with plea bargaining and the Criminal Procedure Rules, this volume explores the 'Westminster Model' under which three arms of the State (parliament, the executive, and the judiciary) operate independently of one another. It reveals how policy was framed in secret meetings with the executive which then actively misled parliament in contradiction to its ostensible formal relationship with the legislature.
Specialized.
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