The constitution of the United Kingdom : a contextual analysis

Author(s)

• Leyland, Peter, lecturer in law

Bibliographic Information

The constitution of the United Kingdom : a contextual analysis

Peter Leyland

（Constitutional systems of the world / co-edited by Peter Leyland and Andrew Harding）

Hart, 2012

2nd ed

• : pbk

Note

Previous ed.: 2007

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This acclaimed book provides a topical and contextual outline of the principles, doctrines and institutions that underpin the United Kingdom constitution. The second edition of The Constitution of the United Kingdom has been extensively rewritten to take account of recent constitutional developments, particularly changes made following the 2010 general election. The chapters are written in sufficient detail for anyone coming to the subject for the first time to develop a clear and informed view of how the constitution is arranged and how it operates. The main themes include: discussion of the history, sources and conventions of the constitution; later chapters deal with: constitutional principles, the role of the Crown, Parliament and the electoral system, government and the executive, the constitutional role of courts including the protection of human rights, the territorial distribution of power between central, devolved and local government, and the European Union dimension. In addition, the book offers an analytical discussion of the development of the constitution, its strengths and perceived weaknesses, and of reforms aimed at its modernisation.

Table of Contents

1 UK Constitution 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 COURTS 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

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Details

• NCID: BB08886448
• ISBN:
  • 9781849461603
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford ; Portland, Or.
• Pages/Volumes: xxvii, 333 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 342.41
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Constitutional law -- Great Britain
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA8179129X