The social security appointee system.
Abstract The aim of this article is to analyse the operation of the social security appointee system, evaluating it from the point of view of the claimant, the appointee and the public. Consideration is given to the criteria for appointment, the appointment process, the effect of the appointment and the controls after an appointment is made. The Law Commission's proposals in relation to the appointee system are discussed and further suggestions are made for reform. The background research to the article has focused on the Northern Ireland appointee system which is identical to that operated in Great Britain.
Disabling progress: The law commission's proposals on mentally incapacitated adults' decision-making
Abstract The law in England and Wales concerning the making of legally significant decisions by adults who are mentally incapable is confused and, in terms of its implicit attitudes towards people with mental illnesses and learning disabilities, it is lagging behind changes in social policy. There have been major changes in this area of law, in recent years, in several other developed countries. The Law Commission in England and Wales is undertaking a review of this area of law and has published three consultation papers. This article examines the premises and principles underpinning the Law Commission's papers. It argues that the Commission's proposals do not match the needs or the emergent service philosophies and should be fundamentally reconsidered.
Iustitia Dei: A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification
Preface Acknowledgements 1. Prolegomena 2. The fountainhead: Augustine of Hippo 3. The development of the doctrine in the medieval period 4. The medieval schools of thought on justification 5. The transition from the medieval to the modern period 6. The development of the doctrine in the Reformation period 7. The Tridentine decree of justification 8. The legacy of the English Reformation 9. The modern period Appendix: a glossary of medieval soteriological terms Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index.