Politics essay

Paragraph 1 - Modernisation Modernisation - Independece of the judiciary Independence of the Judiciary - Constitutional reform act 2005 Constitutional reform act 2005 - Supreme Court established, senior judiciary is genuinely independent of government - brings UK closer to modern conceptions of democracy Paragraph 2 - Lack of democratisation Lack of democratisation - Failure to significantly reform the House of Lords Failure to significantly reform the House of Lords - House of Lords act 1999 House of Lords act 1999 - Set to remove all hereditary peers, but 92 still remain and none are elected Paragraph 3: - Increased protection of human rights Increased protection of human rights - Human rights act of 1998 & Freedom of Information Act 2000 Human rights act of 1998 - Most significant development since bill of rights 1689, incorporating European convention on human rights into UK Law