Conscience and Parliament / Edition 1

by Philip Cowley

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714648361
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/30/1998
Series:	The Library of Legislative Studies
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Philip Cowley University of Hull

Table of Contents

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;

Editorial Reviews

'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

From the Publisher

Considers how the British policy process deals with social issues which have strong moral overtones, such as abortion, homosexuality, censorship, divorce, and war crimes. Describes changes to law resulting from parliamentary decisions and analyzes the processes behind them. For those interested in British politics and policy. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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