John Mceldowney
Biographic Data
| ID | 4376516 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Mceldowney |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Mceldowney |
| SIGNATURE | MCELDOWNEY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warwick |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Accountability in the Contemporary Constitution
Political security and democratic rights
The main focus of this study is an analysis of the impact on democracy and civil rights of current measures taken to combat international terrorism. Theoretical and practical issues are explored, predominantly in the UK, but there are some comparative references to the United States, in terms of the tension between democratic rights and political security. The UK follows a pragmatic and empirical approach reflecting its constitutional history and…
Public Management Reform and Administrative Law in Local Public Service in the Uk
Local government has been subject to intensive change and extensive legislation since the 1970s and the government of Mrs Thatcher intended to reduce public expenditure. Since the election of the new Labour government in 1997, modernization and reform continues in the development of public services in local government. Recent reform of local government has been complicated by the introduction, since 1998, of devolution to the London Assembly with…
The Scott report
The Scott inquiry (1996) into arms sales to Iraq sets the scene for important issues of how government and ministers are held to account in the United Kingdom. The article examines in detail the work of the inquiry, the procedures used, the findings of the inquiry and the aftermath. Important constitutional considerations are explained in terms of the role of public interest immunity and in the procedures for fairness at inquiries. Improvements i…
The National Audit Office and Privatisation
Legal aspects of the Irish secret service fund, 1793–1833
Eunan O’Halpin’s short paper, ‘The secret service vote and Ireland, 1868- 1922’, raises important questions about accountability for the payment of money for secret service work, a term not defined in any statute in nineteenth-century Ireland. What did ‘secret service work’ include and to what extent was the money properly authorised? The purpose of this article is to examine some of the legal implications of the use of secret service money Accou…
The Constitution Under Crisis
Journal Article THE CONSTITUTION UNDER CRISIS Get access J. P. W. B. McAuslan, J. P. W. B. McAuslan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. F. McEldowney J. F. McEldowney Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 39, Issue 4, October 1986, Pages 496–516, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052068 Published: 01 October 1986
Political security and democratic rights
The main focus of this study is an analysis of the impact on democracy and civil rights of current measures taken to combat international terrorism. Theoretical and practical issues are explored, predominantly in the UK, but there are some comparative references to the United States, in terms of the tension between democratic rights and political security. The UK follows a pragmatic and empirical approach reflecting its constitutional history and…
Public Management Reform and Administrative Law in Local Public Service in the Uk
Local government has been subject to intensive change and extensive legislation since the 1970s and the government of Mrs Thatcher intended to reduce public expenditure. Since the election of the new Labour government in 1997, modernization and reform continues in the development of public services in local government. Recent reform of local government has been complicated by the introduction, since 1998, of devolution to the London Assembly with…
Accountability in the Contemporary Constitution
The National Audit Office and Privatisation
Legal aspects of the Irish secret service fund, 1793–1833
Eunan O’Halpin’s short paper, ‘The secret service vote and Ireland, 1868- 1922’, raises important questions about accountability for the payment of money for secret service work, a term not defined in any statute in nineteenth-century Ireland. What did ‘secret service work’ include and to what extent was the money properly authorised? The purpose of this article is to examine some of the legal implications of the use of secret service money Accou…
The Constitution Under Crisis
Journal Article THE CONSTITUTION UNDER CRISIS Get access J. P. W. B. McAuslan, J. P. W. B. McAuslan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. F. McEldowney J. F. McEldowney Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 39, Issue 4, October 1986, Pages 496–516, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052068 Published: 01 October 1986
Legal aspects of the Irish secret service fund, 1793–1833
Eunan O’Halpin’s short paper, ‘The secret service vote and Ireland, 1868- 1922’, raises important questions about accountability for the payment of money for secret service work, a term not defined in any statute in nineteenth-century Ireland. What did ‘secret service work’ include and to what extent was the money properly authorised? The purpose of this article is to examine some of the legal implications of the use of secret service money Accou…
The Constitution Under Crisis
Journal Article THE CONSTITUTION UNDER CRISIS Get access J. P. W. B. McAuslan, J. P. W. B. McAuslan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. F. McEldowney J. F. McEldowney Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 39, Issue 4, October 1986, Pages 496–516, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052068 Published: 01 October 1986
The National Audit Office and Privatisation
The Scott report
The Scott inquiry (1996) into arms sales to Iraq sets the scene for important issues of how government and ministers are held to account in the United Kingdom. The article examines in detail the work of the inquiry, the procedures used, the findings of the inquiry and the aftermath. Important constitutional considerations are explained in terms of the role of public interest immunity and in the procedures for fairness at inquiries. Improvements i…
Public Management Reform and Administrative Law in Local Public Service in the Uk
Local government has been subject to intensive change and extensive legislation since the 1970s and the government of Mrs Thatcher intended to reduce public expenditure. Since the election of the new Labour government in 1997, modernization and reform continues in the development of public services in local government. Recent reform of local government has been complicated by the introduction, since 1998, of devolution to the London Assembly with…
Political security and democratic rights
The main focus of this study is an analysis of the impact on democracy and civil rights of current measures taken to combat international terrorism. Theoretical and practical issues are explored, predominantly in the UK, but there are some comparative references to the United States, in terms of the tension between democratic rights and political security. The UK follows a pragmatic and empirical approach reflecting its constitutional history and…
Accountability in the Contemporary Constitution
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