Conscience and Parliament
1st Edition
Published on 12. October 2012
214 pages
978-1-136-31572-5 (ISBN)
Description
Considering how the British policy process deals with "conscience" issues, this book covers eight topics discussed by Parliament in the last quarter of a century - abortion, censorship, divorce, Sunday trading, homosexuality, war crimes, disability rights and animal welfare.
Reviews / Votes
'Conscience and Parliament is a timely successor to Peter Richards's seminal treatment of this subject in 1970, Parliament and Conscience. It surveys much the same battlefields but updates the acount of the contests.' - Political Quarterly'[This book is] still the authority when it comes to studying "conscience" issues in politics and essential reading ... extremely thorough examination which is good background reading for those studying current political hot potatoes.' - Christian Socialist Magazine
'This is a nicely-produced, timely and useful book which details how Parliament has dealt with a number of "conscience" issues ... the chapters are uniformly well written, informative and interesting.' - EPOP Newsletter
'The difference a good index can make is well illustrated by Philip Cowley"s edited volume ... it is a well planned and executed book, made all the more valuable by the excellent concluding chapter.' - Parliamentary Affairs
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
3,32 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-31572-5 (9781136315725)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Person
Philip Cowley University of Hull
Content
Introduction, PhilipCowley; Chapter 1 Abortion, SusanMillns, SallySheldon; Chapter 2 Homosexuality, Melvyn D.Read, DavidMarsh; Chapter 3 War Crimes, GabrieleGanz; Chapter 4 Divorce, PhilipCowley; Chapter 5 Sunday Trading, Melvyn D.Read; Chapter 6 Disability Rights, MatthewBailey, KevinShinkwin; Chapter 7 Animal Welfare, RobertGarner; Chapter 8 Censorship, MartinDurham; Chapter 9 Voting Without Part y?, CharlesPattie, RonJohnston, MarkStuart; Chapter 10 Conclusion, PhilipCowley;
