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The Judicial House of Lords 1876–2009 Blom-Cooper QC, Louis (Editor), Bencher of the Middle Temple Dickson, Brice (Editor), Professor of International and Comparative Law, Queen's University Belfast Drewry, Gavin (Editor), Professor of Public Administration, Royal Holloway, University of London Print publication date: 2009 Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2009 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953271-1 doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199532711.001.0001
Abstract: The House of Lords has served as the highest court in the UK for over 130 years. In 2009, a new UK Supreme Court will take over its judicial functions, closing the doors on one of the most influential legal institutions in the world, and a major chapter in the history of the UK legal system. This book gathers over forty leading scholars and practitioners from the UK and beyond to provide a history of the House of Lords as a judicial institution, charting its role, working practices, reputation, and impact on the law and UK legal system. The book examines the origins of the House's judicial work; the different phases in the court's history; the international reputation and influence of the House in the legal profession; the domestic perception of the House outside the law; and the impact of the House on the UK legal tradition and substantive law. Keywords: international reputation, legal profession, domestic perception, UK legal tradition, UK Supreme Court, UK legal system Table of Contents Full Book Contents PART A. THE INSTITUTION 1. The Judicial Role of the House of Lords before 1870 2. The Judicial House of Lords: Abolition and Restoration 1873–6 3. The Judicial Office 4. The House of Lords and the English Court of Appeal 5. From Appellate Committee to Supreme Court: A Narrative PART B. THE JUDGES 6. The Lord Chancellor as Head of the Judiciary 7. Appointments to the House of Lords: Who Goes Upstairs 8. The Law Lords: Who Has Served 9. 1966 and All That: The Story of the Practice Statement 10. Style of Judgments 11. Law Lords in Parliament PART C. DEVELOPMENT OF THE COURT 12. The Early Years of the House of Lords, 1876–1914 13. A Developing Jurisdiction, 1914–45 14. Towards a System of Administrative Law: The Reid and Wilberforce Era, 1945–82 15. The End of the Twentieth Century: The House of Lords 1982–2000 16. A Hard Act to Follow: The Bingham Court, 2000–8 PART D. REGIONAL AND EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVES 17 (a). From Scotland and Ireland 17 (b). From Scotland and Ireland 17 (c). From Scotland and Ireland 18. The Interplay with the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council 19 (a). The Old Commonwealth 19 (b). The Old Commonwealth 19 (c). The Old Commonwealth 19 (d). The Old Commonwealth 20. Reflections from the New Commonwealth 21. A Transatlantic Comparison 22. A European Perspective 23 (a). Views from Legal Practice 23 (b). Views from Legal Practice 24. A View from the City 25. A Political Scientist's Perspective PART E. SPECIFIC AREAS 26. International Law 27. European Influences 28. Constitutional Law 29. Administrative Law 30. Human Rights 31. Non-discrimination and Equality 32. Criminal Law 33. Fair Trial: ‘One Golden Thread’ 34. Torts 35. Libel, Privacy, and Freedom of Expression 36. Family Law 37. Land Law 38. Commercial Law 39. Intellectual Property 40. Tax Law Appendix Index

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199532711.001.0001