A Different Approach to Legislative Bodies: Reflections on the History of Parliament Oral History Project and Laws Around Abortion
The History of Parliament Oral History Project has been interviewing former Members of the UK Parliament since 2011. Life stories from inside Parliament reveal missing information about personal motivations, informal cross-party collaboration and use (and misuse) of procedure that helps to demonstr...
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2021-11-01
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The History of Parliament Oral History Project has been interviewing former Members of the UK Parliament since 2011. Life stories from inside Parliament reveal missing information about personal motivations, informal cross-party collaboration and use (and misuse) of procedure that helps to demonstrate both how the institution worked and the difficulties of writing and passing legislation. Oral history interviews can be used as a source to add different perspectives on legal history, encouraging researchers to challenge more traditional sources. The paper discusses memories of some controversial legislation where individuals have deeply-held beliefs: laws around abortion. This is an example of how oral history can be used to understand the complexities of the process of law making and how things are done inside an institution, while also providing some personal and human perspectives on Parliament.
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| spelling | doaj-art-77c5b96213e84005b5e00a7d6c3f5c762025-02-11T06:08:49ZdeuMax Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal TheoryRechtsgeschichte - Legal History1619-49932195-96172021-11-0129A Different Approach to Legislative Bodies: Reflections on the History of Parliament Oral History Project and Laws Around AbortionEmma Peplow0Priscilla Pivatto1History of Parliament TrustHistory of Parliament Trust The History of Parliament Oral History Project has been interviewing former Members of the UK Parliament since 2011. Life stories from inside Parliament reveal missing information about personal motivations, informal cross-party collaboration and use (and misuse) of procedure that helps to demonstrate both how the institution worked and the difficulties of writing and passing legislation. Oral history interviews can be used as a source to add different perspectives on legal history, encouraging researchers to challenge more traditional sources. The paper discusses memories of some controversial legislation where individuals have deeply-held beliefs: laws around abortion. This is an example of how oral history can be used to understand the complexities of the process of law making and how things are done inside an institution, while also providing some personal and human perspectives on Parliament. https://proceedings.hpsg.xyz/index.php/rg/article/view/82history of ParliamentHouse of Commonsoral historypoliticians’ life storiesabortion |
| spellingShingle | Emma Peplow Priscilla Pivatto A Different Approach to Legislative Bodies: Reflections on the History of Parliament Oral History Project and Laws Around Abortion Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History history of Parliament House of Commons oral history politicians’ life stories abortion |
| title | A Different Approach to Legislative Bodies: Reflections on the History of Parliament Oral History Project and Laws Around Abortion |
| title_full | A Different Approach to Legislative Bodies: Reflections on the History of Parliament Oral History Project and Laws Around Abortion |
| title_fullStr | A Different Approach to Legislative Bodies: Reflections on the History of Parliament Oral History Project and Laws Around Abortion |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Different Approach to Legislative Bodies: Reflections on the History of Parliament Oral History Project and Laws Around Abortion |
| title_short | A Different Approach to Legislative Bodies: Reflections on the History of Parliament Oral History Project and Laws Around Abortion |
| title_sort | different approach to legislative bodies reflections on the history of parliament oral history project and laws around abortion |
| topic | history of Parliament House of Commons oral history politicians’ life stories abortion |
| url | https://proceedings.hpsg.xyz/index.php/rg/article/view/82 |
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