Essays on the history of parliamentary procedure : in honour of Thomas Erskine May /
edited by Paul Evans.
- Hart studies in constitutional law ; volume 7 .
"This book was originally conceived as a tribute to Thomas Erskine May to celebrate the 200th anniversity of his birth..." --Preface, Page v. Electronic book available via Ebook Central platform.
A sycophant of real ability : the career of Thomas Erskine May / Slumber and success : the House of Commons Library after May / Magi or mandarins? : contemporary clerkly culture / Persuading the House : the use of the Commons journals as a source of precedent / Manuals before May : from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century / Parliamentary law in the eighteenth century : from commonplace to treatise / From manual to authority : the life and times of the treatise / Controversy at the antipodes (and elsewhere) : the international cousins of the treatise / The principle of progress : May and reform / May on money : supply proceedings and the functions of a legislature / A history of the standing orders / Pursuing the efficient despatch of business : the role of committees in procedural reform since 1900 / Finding time : legislative procedure since May / Where did it all go right : developments in select committees, 1913-1960 / A road not taken : select committees and the estimates, 1880-1904 / Privilege : the unfolding debate with the courts / Is the lex parliamentaria really law? : the House of Commons as a legal system / William McKay -- Oonagh Gay -- Emma Crewe -- Martyn Atkins -- David Natzler -- Paul Seaward -- Paul Evans and Andrej Ninkovic -- David Natzler, David Bagnall, Jean-Phillipe Brochu and Peter Fowler -- William McKay -- Colin Lee -- Simon Patrick -- Mark Egan -- Jacqy Sharpe and Paul Evans -- Mark Hutton -- Colin Lee -- Eve Samson -- David Howarth.
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May, Thomas Erskine, Baron Farnborough, 1815-1886. Treatise on the law, privileges, proceedings, and usage of Parliament.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons --Rules and practice. Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons --Officials and employees--Biography.