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    Judicial independence is generally understood as requiring that judges must be insulated from political life. The central claim of this work is that far from standing apart from the political realm, judicial independence is a product of it. It is defined and protected through interactions between judges and politicians. In short, judicial independence is a political achievement. This is the main ... Read more

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  • Executive Power

    The Prerogative, Past, Present and Future

    This book considers the function of the royal prerogative in the changing landscape of the British constitution.It explains each of the prerogative powers in separate chapters. It clarifies the respective roles of government, Parliament and the courts in defining the extent of prerogative powers, and in regulating their use. It also looks at which powers should be codified in statute, which should ... Read more

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  • The Politics of Coalition

    How the Conservative - Liberal Democrat Government Works

    The Politics of Coalition is the tale of two parties embarking on the first coalition government at Westminster for over 60 years. What challenges did they face in the first couple of years, and how did they deal with them?With the authorisation of Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and the then Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O'Donnell, the Constitution Unit has interviewed ... Read more

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  • Special Advisers

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    Viewers of The Thick of It will know of special advisers as spin doctors and political careerists. Several well-known ministers have been special advisers, among them David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Jack Straw and Vince Cable. People also know about the public relations disasters involving Jo Moore, Damian McBride and Adam Smith. But what is the reality? What do special advisers actually do in ... Read more

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  • Hurricane Hazel

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    Throughout her ground-breaking career in business and politics, Hurricane Hazel McCallion has seen it all. In 1978, she defeated a popular incumbent to win election as mayor of Mississauga, a rising city near Toronto that was, until then, a collection of towns, villages and farms. No one would have foreseen that the indomitable Hurricane Hazel would become so wildly popular she would remain mayor ... Read more

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  • The Book of Stones

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    • Explores 455 crystals, minerals, gemstones, and their metaphysical energies, including vivid color photographs for each stone• For each stone, shares its scientific information, its element and chakra correspondences, its history, and its physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits• Includes guidance on how to work with crystals and stones and also explores the concept of crystal ... Read more

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  • Transforming Children's Mental Health Policy into Practice

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    This book examines the long term impact of service reform in children’s mental health, focusing on comprehensive state and local initiatives to improve care for children with serious behavioral health and their families to illustrate how programmatic and contextual forces influence policy and practice in this area, and inform readers about strategies employed by policy makers, administrators and ... Read more

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  • The Role of Monarchy in Modern Democracy

    European Monarchies Compared

    Series series Hart Studies in Comparative Public Law
    How much power does a monarch really have? How much autonomy do they enjoy? Who regulates the size of the royal family, their finances, the rules of succession? These are some of the questions considered in this edited collection on the monarchies of Europe.The book is written by experts from Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK. It considers the ... Read more

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  • Improving Disabled Students' Learning

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    Series series Improving Learning
    How do disabled students feel about their time at university? What practices and policies work and what challenges do they encounter? How do they view staff and those providing learning support?This book sets out to show how disabled students experience university life today. The current generation of students is the first to move through university after the enactment of the Disability ... Read more

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  • Magna Carta and its Modern Legacy

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    Series series Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
    Magna Carta is celebrated around the world as a symbol of limited government and constitutionalism. But in 1215 Magna Carta was a failure, abrogated within months. Why then do we celebrate this piece of parchment? To mark the 800th anniversary this book brings together top scholars from the UK, US and Australia to answer this question and analyse Magna Carta's historic and contemporary influence. ... Read more

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  • What's Inside Matters

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    Do you ever feel overwhelmed with self-doubt? Are you lacking confidence and self-esteem? Don't worry, you are not alone. This book is a self-help guide to living a better and more meaningful life. It will help you to make more sense of the world, giving you numerous examples of how to go about it. Global commercialisation affects us all. In a society that doesn't seem to care or take ... Read more

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  • Pest Risk Modelling and Mapping for Invasive Alien Species

    Series series CABI Invasives Series
    Over the past century, the number of species that have been transported to areas outside their native range has increased steadily. New pests and pathogens place biological pressure on valuable resident species, but strict bans may conflict with trading and travel needs. An overview of how the conflict can be managed using pest risk mapping and modelling, this book uses worked examples to explain ... Read more

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