The Constitution of the United Kingdom: A Contextual Analysis, 4th Edition

Name: The Constitution of the United Kingdom: A Contextual Analysis, 4th Edition
Brand: Hart Publishing
SKU: 9781509945542
Price: 289.90 HKD
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Author: Peter Leyland
ISBN: 9781509945542

By Peter Leyland

Hart Publishing July 2021

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781509945542
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Publication: July 2021
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Adopting a thematic approach, it discusses questions of history, sources and conventions, the role of the Crown, Parliament and the electoral system, government and the executive, the judiciary, and the territorial distribution of power. In addition, it offers analysis of the evolution of the UK's historic non-codified constitution, its strengths and perceived weaknesses, and of reform initiatives. Engaging with the central issues in play as the UK enters a new chapter, it explores the impact on devolved government, the principle of sovereignty, the role of the courts and parliamentary reform.

As well as providing a contextual and authoritative overview of the principles, doctrines and institutions that underpin the elusive constitution, this study will allow students of law and politics, both from the UK and abroad, to develop an informed view of how it actually works.

1. UK CONSTITUTION: CONTEXT AND HISTORY
PART I: CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS
PART II: HISTORY
2. THE SOURCES OF THE CONSTITUTION
PART I: SOURCES OF THE CONSTITUTION
PART II: CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS
3. CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES
4. THE CROWN AND THE CONSTITUTION
5. PARLIAMENT
PART I: ELECTIONS AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
PART II: THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
PART III: THE HOUSE OF LORDS
PART IV: PARLIAMENT AS LEGISLATOR
PART V: PARLIAMENT AS WATCHDOG
6. GOVERNMENT AND EXECUTIVE
7. THE CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE OF THE COURTS
PART I: SURVEYING THE CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE OF THE COURTS
PART II: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND JUDICIAL REVIEW
PART III: THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998
8. DEVOLUTION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE
PART I: DEVOLUTION
PART II: DEVOLUTION AND ENGLAND
PART III: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
9. CONCLUSION: THE UK CONSTITUTION: FACING THE FUTURE