"House of Lords or Assembly of Nations and Regions?" - публична лекция на Ян Адамовски, 31 март 2025 г. от 17:00 ч.

Магистърска програма „Защита на основните права“ Ви кани на поредната лекция от поредицата ‘Sofia Public Law Talks’. Лектор е г-н Ян Адамовски, изследовател в Ягелонския университет в Краков, Полша. Модератор ще бъде проф. д-р Мартин Белов, заместник-декан на ЮФ на СУ „Св. Климент Охридски“ и ръководител на магистърската програма. Лекцията ще се състои на 31 март 2025 г. от 17 часа през Zoom на следния линк:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84195271404 

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Лекцията ще бъде на английски език.

House of Lords or Assembly of Nations and Regions? 
Labour’s proposal for parliamentary reform

What is the House of Lords? It seems to be above all a symbol: for some, a symbol of the whole British system and the centuries of tradition behind it; for others, a symbol of unreformability and systemic archaism. The abolition of the House of Lords and its replacement by a New Second Chamber based on democratic legitimacy was officially announced in the Parliament Act 1911. Although the House of Lords has been reformed several times since then, there is no shortage of voices in British political discourse about the need for further reform or even abolition.
In December 2023, the so-called Brown Commission presented its proposal for parliamentary reform. This commission, formally known as the Commission on the United Kingdom’s Future, was set up by the Labour Party and chaired by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown to draw up a programme of economic and constitutional reform that would form the basis of Labour's manifesto for the 2024 general election. One of the commission’s proposals was to replace the House of Lords with the Assembly of Nations and Regions. The proposed new parliamentary second chamber would not only gain democratic legitimacy but also new powers. Indeed, its role would be to uphold the British system and protect devolution.
The lecture will serve as an introduction to the discussion of the proposed parliamentary reform in the United Kingdom. The lecture will be divided into three parts. First, it will outline the reforms of the House of Lords that have been implemented or planned since 1911, to provide a background for further discussion. Next, the assumptions of Labour’s proposal for parliamentary reform will be presented and critically analysed. The potential risks and difficulties that could arise if the proposed reform is attempted will also be highlighted. Finally, the proposed reform will be compared with other contemporary proposals for reform of the House of Lords.