Reshaping the British constitution : essays in political interpretation

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Reshaping the British constitution : essays in political interpretation

Nevil Johnson

Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-320) and index

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Reshaping the British Constitution provides a vigorous critique of the deformations of Britain's customary constitution and why it could not effectively stem the growth of a centralized political authority. On this foundation it provides a critical description and assessment of recent constitutional changes including devolution, House of Lords reform, human rights and the encroachment of the European Union. Nevil Johnson suggests that since the reform programme has rested on pragmatic political expediency rather than on coherent thinking about constitutional principles, it is likely to strengthen the familiar deformations of the customary constitution.

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Preface Introduction PART I: THE UNDERPINNINGS OF THE CUSTOMARY CONSTITUTION Constitutions and Constitutionalism Foundations and Principles Institutional Pluralism and Subsidiarity PART II: INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES UNDER THE CUSTOMARY CONSTITUTION Symbols of Unity: Monarchy and Religious Establishment A Parliamentary Government: the Executive Power The Foundations of Legitimacy: Parliament The Judiciary in the Constitution PART III: RESHAPING THE CONSTITUTION The Customary Constitution in the Melting-pot Institutional Innovation: Devolution and Decentralisation Reform at the Centre: the Primacy of Politics Human Rights and Reinforcement of the Judiciary Constitutional Consequences of Membership of the European Union Beyond Custom and Tradition: the Politics of Pragmatic Adaptation

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