Parliament and the Law

Part I: Privilege and Conduct 1. Privilege, Exclusive Cognisance and the Law Liam Laurence Smyth 2. Privilege and Freedom of Speech Oonagh Gay and Hugh Tomlinson QC 3. Parliamentary Privilege and the Criminal Law Sally Lipscombe and Alexander Horne 4. The Law and Conduct of Members of Parliament Richard Kelly and Matthew Hamlyn Part II: Parliament: Internal Arrangements 5. Legal Advice to Parliament Andrew Kennon 6. Freedom of Information and Parliament Ben Worthy 7. Select Committees: Powers and Functions Richard Kelly 8. The Impact of Devolution on the UK Parliament John McEldowney Part III: Rights, the Constitution and the Legal System 9. The Joint Committee on Human Rights Murray Hunt 10. From the Human Rights Act to a Bill of Rights? Alexander Horne and Lucinda Maer 11. The House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution Andrew Le Sueur and Jack Simson Caird 12. Parliament and the Courts: A Pragmatic (or Principled) Defence of the Sovereignty of Parliament Dawn Oliver 13. Parliamentary Accountability for the Administration of Justice Gavin Drewry