The English Constitution

The English Constitution
Title The English Constitution PDF eBook
Author Walter Bagehot
Publisher
Pages 382
Release 1872
Genre Constitutional history
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A classic study of the British constitution, paying special attention to how Parliament and the monarchy work. The author frequently draws comparisons with the American Constitution, being generally critical of the American system of government.

The United Kingdom Constitution

The United Kingdom Constitution
Title The United Kingdom Constitution PDF eBook
Author N. W. Barber
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 401
Release 2021-09-30
Genre Law
ISBN 0192593447

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This volume provides an introduction to the United Kingdom's constitution that recognises and embraces its historical, social, political, and legal dimensions. It critically examines the radical changes to the UK constitution that have occurred over the last thirty years, paying particular attention to the revival of the constituent territories of the UK - Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England - and to the increasing role played by the judges in constitutional disputes. The UK constitution is presented as being shaped by a set of constitutional principles, including state sovereignty, separation of powers, democracy, subsidiarity, and the rule of law, principles which set the overall structure of the constitution and inform statutes and the decisions of judges. Adopting a principled approach to the UK constitution allows us to see both the clarity of the constitution's structure and also helps explain its complexities.

The Principles of English Constitutional History

The Principles of English Constitutional History
Title The Principles of English Constitutional History PDF eBook
Author Lucy Dale
Publisher
Pages 536
Release 1902
Genre Constitutional history
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The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction

The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction
Title The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction PDF eBook
Author Martin Loughlin
Publisher OUP Oxford
Pages 153
Release 2013-04-25
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0191642649

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The British constitution is regarded as unique among the constitutions of the world. What are the main characteristics of Britain's peculiar constitutional arrangements? How has the British constitution altered in response to the changing nature of its state - from England, to Britain, to the United Kingdom? What impact has the UK's developing relations with the European Union caused? These are some of the questions that Martin Loughlin addresses in this Very Short Introduction. As a constitution, it is one that has grown organically in response to changes in the economic, political, and social environment, and which is not contained in a single authoritative text. By considering the nature and authority of the current British constitution, and placing it in the context of others, Loughlin considers how the traditional idea of a constitution came to be retained, what problems have been generated as a result of adapting a traditional approach in a modern political world, looking at what the future prospects for the British constitution are. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

The Origin of the English Constitution

The Origin of the English Constitution
Title The Origin of the English Constitution PDF eBook
Author George Burton Adams
Publisher
Pages 400
Release 1912
Genre Constitutional history
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Bills of Rights and Decolonization

Bills of Rights and Decolonization
Title Bills of Rights and Decolonization PDF eBook
Author Charles Parkinson
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 314
Release 2007-11-22
Genre History
ISBN 0199231931

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"It presents an alternative perspective on the end of Empire by focusing upon one aspect of constitutional decolonization and the importance of the local legal culture in determining each dependency's constitutional settlement, and provides a series of empirical case studies on the incorporation of human rights instruments into domestic constitutions when negotiated between a state and its dependencies. More generally this book highlights Britain's human rights legacy to its former Empire."--BOOK JACKET.

The English Constitution

The English Constitution
Title The English Constitution PDF eBook
Author Walter Bagehot
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages 370
Release 1867
Genre History
ISBN

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There is a great difficulty in the way of a writer who attempts to sketch a living Constitution-a Constitution that is in actual work and power. The difficulty is that the object is in constant change. An historical writer does not feel this difficulty: he deals only with the past; he can say definitely, the Constitution worked in such and such a manner in the year at which he begins, and in a manner in such and such respects different in the year at which he ends; he begins with a definite point of time and ends with one also. But a contemporary writer who tries to paint what is before him is puzzled and a perplexed: what he sees is changing daily. He must paint it as it stood at some one time, or else he will be putting side by side in his representations things which never were contemporaneous in reality.