At a time when major constitutional change is in the air, it is vital to understand the inner working of the executive Government. This book highlights major recent changes in the way government organizes itself and controls the action of its Departments. It shows how public service reforms, judicial review, and European law are changing not just the inner life of the executive Government, but its place in our constitution as well.

Award-winning, internationally acclaimed writer Guillermo Arriaga weaves a luminous, insightful story of love and friendship, passion and betrayal, lunacy and mental illness. Set in Mexico City, The Night Buffalo revolves around the mysterious suicide of Gregorio, a charismatic but troubled young man who was betrayed by the two people he trusted most.

From the award-winning, internationally acclaimed screenwriter of Amores perros, 21 Grams, and Babel, A Sweet Scent of Death is Guillermo Arriaga's tale of deception, passion, and violence fused together by the tragic killing of a young girl in a small Mexican village.

Early one morning in a deserted field, Ramon Castanos is confronted with the dead body of Adela, a lovely young girl, whom he had only admired from afar. Within an hour, rumor of the death of Ramon Castanos's girlfriend has spread to every corner of Loma Grande. This powder-trail of gossip...

Un abogado, Feliciano Velasco y Borbolla de la Fuente, perfecciona el famoso invento de la guillotina y se la va a vender a Pancho Villa, el conocido general insurgente de la Revolucion mexicana. A Pancho Villa no solo la idea le parece bien, sino que, en un gesto de humor, decide pagarle al abogado de una manera sorprendente: obligandole a alistarse en su ejercito de insurgentes.

A partir de aqui, el abogado nos va contando sus experiencias con la tropa de Villa y como poco a poco se introduce en la logica de ese mundo disparatado, heroico y cruel al mismo tiempo.

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The September 2014 Scottish independence referendum was an event of profound constitutional and political significance, not only for Scotland, but for the UK as a whole. Although Scottish voters chose to remain in the UK, the experience of the referendum and the subsequent political reaction to the 'No' vote that triggered significant reforms to the devolution settlement have fundamentally altered Scotland's position within the Union. The extraordinary success of the Scottish National Party at the 2015 General Election also indicates that the territorial dimension to UK constitutional...