- Reform of removing all but 92 hereditary peers- LORDS AS A CONSEQUENCE OBTAINED GREATER AUTHORITY.
- Lords undemocratic but because of the reform- seen as more politically and socially representative of the country.
- Incorporation of THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHT into British Law- Has increased the rights culture by allowing individuals to assert their rights against government which have been accused e.g. of being too dictatorial.
HOL DEFIANCE OF THE WILL OF GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT EXAMPLES:
- House of Lords reform- rejected the complete abolition of hereditary peers
- The legal age of consent for homosexual males- voted twice against this
- Anti- terrorism legislation- Lords defeated the government on this issue- obtained amendments on key issues.
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