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The Separation of Powers in the Contemporary Constitution

The Separation of Powers in the Contemporary Constitution Judicial Competence and Independence in the United Kingdom

Name: The Separation of Powers in the Contemporary Constitution
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521493376
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Author: Roger Masterman
ISBN: 9780521493376

By Roger Masterman

Cambridge University Press December 2010

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ISBN-13: 9780521493376
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: December 2010
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Roger Masterman examines the dividing lines between the powers of the judicial branch of government and those of the executive and legislative branches in the light of two of the most significant constitutional reforms of recent years: the Human Rights Act (1998) and Constitutional Reform Act (2005).

Both statutes have implications for the separation of powers within the United Kingdom constitution. The Human Rights Act brings the judges into much closer proximity with the decisions of political actors than previously permitted by the Wednesbury standard of review and the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty, while the Constitutional Reform Act marks the emergence of an institutionally independent judicial branch.

Taken together, the two legislative schemes form the backbone of a more comprehensive system of constitutional checks and balances policed by a judicial branch underpinned by the legitimacy of institutional independence.

Contents:: Introduction; 1. A doctrine of uncertain scope and application; 2. The Human Rights Act 1998 and the separation of powers; 3. The Strasbourg influence; 4. Justiciability; 5. Deference and proportionality; 6. Statutory interpretation and declarations of incompatibility; 7. Developing the common law and the meaning of 'the convention rights'; 8. The independence of the judiciary; 9. Towards constitutional separation.