House Of Lords in Europe
Definition of House Of Lords
The Upper House of Parliament ; the assembly of the lords, spiritual and temporal. The lords spiritual are the two archbishops and the senior bishops of the Church of England. The lords temporal are (1) the peers of England, of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom ; (2) the representative peers of Scotland and Ireland ; (3) life peers : the six lords of Appeal in ordinary. The Lord Chancellor is Speaker and President of the House.
The House of Lords exercise judicial authority (1) in the trial of peers fur treason or felony ; (2) in claims of peerage ; (3) in disputed elections of representative peers ; and (4) as a Supreme Court of Appeal from the Court of Appeal in England, and the Superior Courts of Scotland and Northern Ireland
Browse
You might be interested in these references tools:
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| House Of Lords in the Dictionaries | House Of Lords in our legal dictionaries |
| Related topics | Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law |
| Browse the Legal Thesaurus | Find synonyms and related words?. |
| House Of Lords related entries | Find related entries of this House Of Lords |
House Of Lords in other legal encyclopedias
If you search for an entry, then decide you want to see what another legal encyclopedia says about it, you may find your entry in this section.
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the International Legal Encyclopedia. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the American Legal Encyclopedia. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
Explore the European Encyclopedia of Law
You can also find related entries in the following areas of law:
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Family Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the IP Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Commercial Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Criminal Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Family Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Civil Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Constitutional Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Taxation Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Banking and Finance Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Employment and Labour Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Injury and Tort Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| House Of Lords | House Of Lords in the Environmental Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
Further Information
Open European Encyclopedia
| RESOURCE | comments |
|---|---|
| Add an entry | Because the law is changing all the time. |
| View added entries | Interested to find out what entries have been added? |
| About the Open Encyclopedia | You can be a part of the Open European Encyclopedia of Law |
Notice
Definition of House Of Lords is, temporally, from A Concise Law Dictionary (1927). This page needs to be proofread.
| URI of House Of Lords | Description |
|---|---|
| URI | The URI of House Of Lords (more about URIs) |
Resources
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| General Index | Index of general information about the Encyclopedia |
| Community | Pages related to the community of users, including request and proposal entries |
| Help Center | Help and Documentation |
| Sitemap Index | Sitemap Index, including Taxonomies |
Leave a Reply