The Church of England’s representation at the British Parliament: A controversial anacronism

Authors

  • José Ramón Polo Sabau Universidad de Málaga

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/redc.116.05

Keywords:

English law, british Parliament, House of Lords, Church of England, Church and State, establishment of religion, lords spiritual.

Abstract

This paper deals with the study of the Church of England’s representation at the British Parliament through the presence of the Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords, in the broader context of the legal significance of the so called incidents of establishment that currently shape the English legal framework on Church and State. This subject is also contextualized given particular consideration to the main trends arising from the academic discussion on the legal consequences of establishment in England as presumably opposed to the modern human rights framework. From this critical perspective the author analyses the meaning and scope of some of the most relevant political attempts to reform the House of Lords in the last decades and examines how this particular issue concerning the status of the Lords Spiritual has been there addressed.

Published

2019-07-31

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