04540 a2200337 4500 NALT 20250404160620.0 210729t20212014enk ob 101 0 eng d 9781849468428 NALT O'Brien, Derek. 64456 The constitutional systems of the Commonwealth Caribbean : a contextual analysis / Derek O'Brien. [electronic resource] Online resource E -- . Regulating the Financial Interests of MPsPart III: Parliament's Law-Making Powers; A -- . The Law-Making Process; B -- . Constraints on Parliament's Law-Making Powers; -- 1. Procedural Limitations; -- 2. Substantive Limitations; Part IV: Scrutiny of the Executive; A -- . Scrutiny of Policy and Administration; B -- . Financial Scrutiny; -- 1. Auditors General; -- 2. Public Accounts Committees (PACs); Conclusion; -- 6. THE CONSTITUIONAL ROLE OF THE COURTS; Part I: Background; Part II: Judicial Independence: National Courts and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC); A -- . Appointment of Judges; B -- . Removal of Judges. Part III: The Public ServiceA -- . Public Service Commissions (PSCs); B -- . Independence, Racial Divisions, Ideological Differences and the Problems of Small Island States; C -- . New Public Management (NPM); -- 1. Executive Agencies; -- 2. Privatisaion of Public Services; Conclusion; -- 5. PARLIAMENT; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Membership and Structural Organisation of Commonwealth Caribbean Parliaments; A -- . Members of Parliament (MPs); -- 1. Elected Members; -- 2. Nominated Members; B -- . Leader of the Opposition; C -- . The Speaker; D -- . Privileges of Parliament; -- 1. Freedom of Speech; -- 2. Control of Parliamentary Affairs. Part IV: Financing of Political Parties and Access to the MediaA -- . Regulating the Financing of Political Parties and Election Campaigns; B -- . Regulating Access to the Media; Conclusion; -- 4. THE EXECUTIVE; Part I: Introduction; Part II: The Prime Minister and the Cabinet; A -- . The Prime Minister; -- 1. Appointment and Removal; -- 2. Powers; B -- . The Cabinet; -- 1. Appointment and Removal of Ministers; -- 2. Functions of Ministers; C -- . Ministerial Accountability; -- 1. Collective Responsibility; -- 2. Individual Ministerial Responsibility; D -- . Guyana: From Executive Presidency to Semi-Presidentialism. B -- . Appointment and Removal of Governors General and Presidents -- 1. Governors General; -- 2. Presidents; Part IV: Judicial Review of the Constitutional Functions of Presidents and Governors General; A -- . Susceptibility to Judicial Review; -- 1. Common Law; -- 2. Immunity Clauses; -- 3. Ouster Clauses; B -- . Justiciability; Conclusion; -- 3. ELECTORAL SYSTEMS; Part I: Background; Part II: Electoral Systems; A. 'First Past the Post' (FPTP); B -- . Guyana and the 'Party List' System; Part III: Management and Administration of Elections; A -- . Constituency Boundaries Commission (CBC); B -- . Electoral Management Bodies. Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; INTRODUCTION; -- 1. CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY; Part I: Background; Part II: Colonial Government; A -- . The 'Representative System'; B. 'Crown Colony Rule'; C -- . Federation; Part III: Independence; A -- . The Decolonisation Process; B -- . The Independence Constitutions; -- 1. The 'Westminster Model'; -- 2. Bills of Rights; Conclusion; -- 2. THE HEAD OF STATE; Part I: Background; Part II: The Crown as Head of State; Part III: The Constituional Framework; A -- . Functions of the Head of State. This book offers a comprehensive contextual analysis of the constitutional systems of the Commonwealth Caribbean taking into account the region's colonial past as well as considering notable developments that have occurred since independence. Constitutional & administrative law Constitutional law West Indies, British Constitutional law Commonwealth countries Constitutional law Caribbean Area Constitutions West Indies, British 64457 Constitutions Commonwealth countries 64458 Constitutions Caribbean Area 64459 Constitutions Commonwealth countries Analysis 65684 https://doi.org/10.5040/9781849468428?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections E-Book EBK lcc 0 0 lcc 0 0 CCON NALT NALT ONLINE 2024-06-26 40 2024-06-26 EBK jamriang.p CATSTF 2024-07-25 105409 105409 1020 นางจำเรียง ระวังสำโรง