From House of Lords to Supreme Court : judges, jurists and the process of judging /: judges, jurists and the process of judging. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by James Lee.
• Other Names: Lee, James, 1983-
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Oxford Portland, Or : Hart Pub
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxi, 310 pages)
• Subjects: 347.41035; Courts of last resort -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch; LAW -- Legal Services; LAW -- Civil Procedure; Courts of last resort; Great Britain; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847316165; 1847316166
• Related ISBNs: 9781849460811; 1849460817
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.