RATIO DECIDENDI AND THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Debate in the House of Lords

A doctor in the House of Lords.

willing to take the ‘Labour Whip’ in the House of Lords? I was not sure that I liked the sound of a ‘Labour Whip’ and although, of course, flattered to be considered, I was confused about what it would entail. I had little idea then about what, if anything, the Lords really did. As a complete outsider it is certainly a confusing place to enter and only now after some six years have I begun to u...

The House of Commons’ “financial privilege” on Lords amendments: perceived problems and possible solutions

unambiguous meaning of legislation, as conventionally construed. There is no reason in theory, at any rate, which would prevent the courts developing such a principle. But there are formidable obstacles which need to be addressed. First, there may well be no obvious or compelling rationale for this development, beyond the fact that Parliament abolished the HRA. Secondly, the modified principle ...

Reform of the British House of Lords: A Test of Lijphart and Tsebelis

The British House of Lords is generally seen as an unimportant political actor. It is unelected and has a formal veto over only very limited forms of legislation. According to Lijphart this gives the UK a system of ‘weak bicameralism’, and contributes to its position as a majoritarian democracy. The alternative classification system offered by Tsebelis treats the UK as essentially unicameral, w...

the analysis of the role of the speech acts theory in translating and dubbing hollywood films

از محوری ترین اثراتی که یک فیلم سینمایی ایجاد می کند دیالوگ هایی است که هنرپیش گان فیلم میگویند. به زعم یک فیلم ساز, یک شیوه متأثر نمودن مخاطب از اثر منظوره نیروی گفتارهای گوینده, مثل نیروی عاطفی, ترس آور, غم انگیز, هیجان انگیز و غیره, است. این مطالعه به بررسی این مسأله مبادرت کرده است که آیا نیروی فراگفتاری هنرپیش گان به مثابه ی اعمال گفتاری در پنج فیلم هالیوودی در نسخه های دوبله شده باز تولید...