Lord Wakeham argues that even a largely appointed upper house could acquire the authorityandindependence it needs in order to provide a stronger check on the Commons.
Some appeals for schools outside local authority control lack independenceand transparency, argues the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (AJTC).
The European Commission has warned that the bills on Hungary's central bank, the judiciary and data protection authority put those bodies' independence at risk.
"Like the European Commission, Hungary regards the independence of the national bank, the justice system and the data protection authority as fundamentally important, " it said.
In response to what he described as "the most vicious ... attack on the judicial authority's independence" ever, only seven of Egypt's 34 courts are still operating and 90% of its prosecutors have gone on strike, said Judge Mohamed al-Zind of the Egyptian Judge's Club.