Table of Contents

1 Setting the Tone: The Act of Settlement and the Emergence of the Balance of Powers 2 1900–1960: The Declining Role of the English Judiciary 3 The Gradual U-Turn 4 The Years of Conservative Government (1979-1997) 5 Jurisprudence or Politics 6 Balance of Powers: The Independence of Individual Judges 7 The Balance of Powers: The Judges as a Separate Branch of Government? 8 New Labour in Power 9 The Second Coming 10 The Future

About the Author

Robert Stevens is a former Master of Pembroke College,Oxford and a visiting Professor of Law at Yale University.

Reviews

"...developments are chronicled by Robert Stevens, sometime Master of Pembroke, and a long-time student of the judiciary, with characteristic elegance, irony and balance." Michael Beloff, The Spectator; "The particular strength of Steven's work lies in his ability to offer extensive descriptions of the various debates and actors involved in the controversies surrounding the English versions of the countermajoritarian difficulty, in a way which is at once scholarly and accessible." David Fraser, The Law and Politics Book Review"