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Reimagining Parliamentary Governance (2024)
Book Chapter
Yong, B. (2024). Reimagining Parliamentary Governance. In D. Judge, & C. Leston-Bandeira (Eds.), Reimagining Parliament. Bristol University Press

This chapter examines the important, but often overlooked, issue of parliamentary governance. How parliament organises and maintains itself is a fundamental question of the UK’s constitution: it goes to legitimacy and effectiveness of the legislature... Read More about Reimagining Parliamentary Governance.

Martin Loughlin, Public Law and Political Theory (2024)
Book Chapter
Yong, B. (in press). Martin Loughlin, Public Law and Political Theory. In P. O'Brien, & B. Yong (Eds.), Leading Works in Public Law. Routledge

In this chapter, Ben Yong discusses Martin Loughlin’s Public Law and Political Theory. Drawing in part on conversation with the author, Yong explores the significance of a book that, despite interrogating the nature of public law as a discipline in a... Read More about Martin Loughlin, Public Law and Political Theory.

Introduction (2024)
Book Chapter
O'Brien, P., & Yong, B. (in press). Introduction. In P. O'Brien, & B. Yong (Eds.), Leading Works in Public Law. Routledge

United Kingdom's Parliamentary Administration (2023)
Book Chapter
Meakin, A., Yong, B., & Leston-Bandeira, C. (2023). United Kingdom's Parliamentary Administration. In T. Christiansen, E. Griglio, & N. Lupo (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Parliamentary Administrations. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181521-49

This chapter provides a brief overview of the structural framework within which the parliamentary administration of the UK Parliament operates, and then focuses on its governance structures and how these have developed over time. Supporting each Hous... Read More about United Kingdom's Parliamentary Administration.

The Politics of Legal Expertise at Westminster in Times of Crisis (2022)
Book Chapter
Yong, B. (2022). The Politics of Legal Expertise at Westminster in Times of Crisis. In E. Korkea-aho, & P. Leino (Eds.), Legal Expertise in EU Policy-Making: Changing Roles for the Legal Profession (124-146). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108909099.007

How is legal expertise deployed in an institution such as the Westminster Parliament? The sociology of the legal profession suggests that the client plays a major role in how legal expertise is understood and used. In the case of Westminster, this is... Read More about The Politics of Legal Expertise at Westminster in Times of Crisis.

Ministerial Responsibility (2022)
Book Chapter
Yong, B. (2022). Ministerial Responsibility. In Constitution and Governance in the UK. UK in a Changing Europe

What do we mean by parliamentary scrutiny of Brexit? A view from the House of Commons (2019)
Book Chapter
Yong, B., & Thompson, L. (2019). What do we mean by parliamentary scrutiny of Brexit? A view from the House of Commons. In T. Christiansen, & D. Fromage (Eds.), Brexit and Democracy: The Role of Parliaments and Citizens (29-49). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06043-5

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union has already resulted in three significant pieces of legislation for the UK Parliament to scrutinize: the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill in the 2016-17 session; the European Uni... Read More about What do we mean by parliamentary scrutiny of Brexit? A view from the House of Commons.