{"product_id":"the-new-labour-constitution-twenty-years-on-9781509924646","title":"The New Labour Constitution: Twenty Years On","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe New Labour government first elected in 1997 had a defining influence on the development of the modern UK constitution. This book combines legal and political perspectives to provide a unique assessment of the way in which this major programme of constitutional reform has changed the nature of the UK constitution.  The chapters, written by leading experts in UK public law and politics, analyse the impact and legacy of the New Labour reform programme some 20 years on from the 1997 general election, and reveal the ways in which the UK constitution is now, to a significant extent, the ‘New Labour constitution’.  The book takes a broad approach to exploring the legacy of the New Labour years for the UK constitution.  The contributors evaluate a range of specific substantive reforms (including on human rights, devolution, freedom of information, and the judicial system), changes to the process and method of constitutional reform under New Labour, the impact on key institutions (such as the judiciary and Parliament), and a number of wider constitutional themes (including national security, administrative justice, and the relationship between the Labour Party and constitutionalism).  The book also reflects on the future challenges for the constitution constructed by New Labour, and the prospects for further constitutional reform.  In bringing together this range of perspectives to reflect on the implications of the New Labour era of reform, this book offers a critical examination of a foundational period in the development of the contemporary UK constitution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Labour Constitution: Twenty Years On: Introduction \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Gordon, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Liverpool, UK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand Adam Tucker, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Liverpool, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 1. \u003ci\u003eLabour’s Constitutional Changes 1997–2010: Time for More \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eLord Falconer of Thoroton, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHouse of Lords, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 2. \u003ci\u003eBritain’s New Labour Constitution: Causes and Consequences \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRodney Brazier, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Manchester, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 3. \u003ci\u003eThe Human Rights Act 1998: Two Decades Swimming Upstream \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eHélène Tyrrell, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewcastle University, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eThe Unintended Consequences of Legislative Constitutionalism: The Common Law Constitution and Judicial Comparativism \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eSe-shauna Wheatle, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDurham University, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 5. \u003ci\u003eJudicial Policy and New Labour’s Constitutional Project \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eGraham Gee, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Sheffield, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003eDevolution: A New Fundamental Principle of the UK Constitution \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChris M\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorkindale, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Strathclyde, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 7. \u003ci\u003eThe ‘Evolution’ of Devolution: Assessing Labour’s Legacy in England \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eArianna Giovannini, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDe Montfort University, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 8. \u003ci\u003e‘Three Harmless Words’: New Labour and Freedom of Information \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eBen Worthy, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBirkbeck College, University of London, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 9. \u003ci\u003eWhat Was New Labour’s Vision for Parliament? And Did It Succeed? \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eLouise Thompson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Manchester, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 10. \u003ci\u003eNew Labour’s Judicial Power Project \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRoger Masterman, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDurham University, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 11. \u003ci\u003eNew Labour’s Secret National Security Constitution \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul F Scott, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Glasgow, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 12. \u003ci\u003eIndividual Terrorist Suspects as the New Folk Devil: New Labour, Rights Tokenism and Security Compulsions \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRumyana van Ark (née Grozdanova), \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Amsterdam, Netherlands\u003c\/b\u003e 13. \u003ci\u003eRevisiting the Administrative Justice Legacy of New Labour \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoe Tomlinson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of York, UK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and Richard Kirkham, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Sheffield, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 14. \u003ci\u003eReferendums and New Labour’s Constitutional Reforms \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eLeah Trueblood,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e University of Oxford, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 15. \u003ci\u003eNeoliberalism, Labour Law and New Labour’s Turn to Constitutionalism \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert Knox, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Liverpool, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 16. \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of the New Labour Constitution and the Future of Labour Constitutionalism \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Gordon, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Liverpool, UK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand Adam Tucker, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Liverpool, UK\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742584602967,"sku":"9781509924646","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509924646.jpg?v=1758385419","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-new-labour-constitution-twenty-years-on-9781509924646","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}