Legislatures and the courts: the importance of place

Norton, Philip

Abstract

Institutions of the state are studied primarily in terms of behaviour, powers and outputs. Little attention has been paid to their location and how this affects relationships between them. This article examines the effects of location through a study of the highest domestic court in the United Kingdom moving from the Palace of Westminster to a separate building across the road from the Parliament. It examines the perceived benefits of the court and Parliament sharing the same space and the consequences of separation. The move from within the Palace of Westminster has effected a shift in judicial-legislative relations from one of respective autonomy to one of democratic dialogue.

Citation

Norton, P. (2017). Legislatures and the courts: the importance of place. Journal of international and comparative law, 4(2), 171-188

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 30, 2017
• Publication Date: 2017-12
• Deposit Date: Aug 31, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 1, 2019
• Journal: Journal of international and comparative law
• Print ISSN: 2313-3775
• Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 171-188
• Keywords: Legislatures; Courts; Great Britain. Supreme Court; Great Britain. Parliament; Models of legislative-judicial relations; Dicey, A. V. (Albert Venn), 1835-1922
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/454410
• Additional Information: This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of international and comparative law following peer review. The definitive published version Norton, P. (2017). Legislatures and the courts: the importance of place. Journal of international and comparative law, 4(2), 171-188 is available online on Westlaw UK or from Thomson Reuters DocDel service .