Police, Government and Accountability

Police, Government and Accountability
Author: Ian Oliver
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1996-11-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1349251550

Police, Government and Accountability is an examination of the relationship between police and central and local government in the United Kingdom. The book deals with the constitutional position of police and traces developments in the debate on accountability from the Royal Commission report of 1962 to the present day. The second edition also re-examines the police and government relationship after the passing of the controversial Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 and the local government reforms. Particular attention is given to the model of accountability in Northern Ireland and the role played by the army in aid to the civil power.

The Ministry of Defence Police (Committee) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

The Ministry of Defence Police (Committee) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Author: GREAT BRITAIN.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9780348239768

Enabling power: Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987, s. 1 (5). Issued: 20.10.2022. Sifted: -. Made: 13.10.2022. Laid: 20.10.2022. Coming into force: 10.11.2022. Effect: SI. 2009/1609 amended. Territorial extent & classification: E/W/S/NI. General

Security Sector Reform in Constitutional Transitions

Security Sector Reform in Constitutional Transitions
Author: Zoltan Barany
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2019
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0198848943

Security sector reform (SSR) is central to the democratic transitions currently unfolding across the globe, as a diverse range of countries grapple with how to transform militias, tribal forces, and dominant military, police, and intelligence agencies into democratically controlled and accountable security services. SSR will be a key element in shifts from authoritarian to democratic rule for the foreseeable future, since abuse of the security sector is a central technique of autocratic government. This edited collection advances solutions through a selection of case studies from around the world that cover a wide range of contexts.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.