| Description |
xxxi, 310 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / James Lee --A Darwinian reflection on judicial values and appointments to final national courts / Michael Kirby -- From appellate committee to UK Supreme Court : independence, activism and transparencey / Aileen Kavanagh -- Taking women's property seriously : Mrs. Boland, the House of Lords, the Law Commission and the role of consensus / Elizabeth Cooke -- 'Inconsiderate alterations in our laws' : legislative reversal of Supreme Court decisions / James Lee -- (Dis)owning the convention in the law of tort / Jenny Steele -- Keeping their heads above water? : European law in the House of Lords / Anthony Arnull -- The development of principle by a final court of appeal in matters of private international (common) law / Adrian Briggs -- The law of unjust enrichment in the House of Lords : judging the judges / Graham Virgo -- Use of scholarship by the House of Lords in tort cases / Keith Stanton -- Judge and academics : features of a partnership / Alexandra Braun -- Does advocacy matter in the Lords? / Alan Paterson -- Close calls in the House of Lords / Brice Dickson. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Appellate Committee.
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Courts of last resort -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lee, James, 1983-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781849460811 (cloth) |
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1849460817 (cloth) |
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9781847316165 (e-book) |
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