Constitution maker : selected writings of Sir Ivor Jennings
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Constitution maker : selected writings of Sir Ivor Jennings
(Camden fifth series, v. 46)
Cambridge University Press for the Royal Historical Society, 2014
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Sir Ivor Jennings (1903-65), Downing Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge, was one of the twentieth century's most famous and significant constitutional scholars and the author of numerous well-known texts. Beyond his prestigious roles in Britain, Jennings was also very influential internationally as an advisor on constitutional questions during the 1950s and 1960s. This volume brings together for the first time previously unpublished letters, memoranda, diaries and confidential evaluations of constitutional issues, political elites and critical events in Ceylon, Ethiopia, India, Malta, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Rhodesia, Singapore, South Africa and Sudan. Also included are candid and forthright assessments on Britain's constitutional influence abroad and Jennings' direct experience of constitution-making. This collection sheds light not only on Jennings' work and influence, but also on British ideas about democracy and on institutions across the globe during the climactic era of decolonisation.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I. Ceylon: 1. 'Anecdotes of D. S.', c.1952
- 2. 'Notes on the formation of a new Government, March 1952'
- 3. Note on proposal to dismiss Sir John Kotelawala, 15 September 1952
- 4. 'The Queen of Ceylon', c.1953
- 5. Notes on the royal visit to Ceylon, 1954
- Part II. Ethiopia: 6. Letter to the United Nations Commissioner in Eritrea, 3 December 1951
- 7. Letter to the United Nations Commissioner in Eritrea, 4 December 1951
- Part III. Gibraltar: 8. 'Status of Gibraltar', c.1965
- Part IV. Malaya: 9. The 'Malayan Saga': diary from the Reid Commission, 1956-7
- 10. 'Constitutional Changes Implicit in the Terms of Reference' of the Reid Commission, 23 August 1956
- 11. The State Constitutions, 31 August 1956
- Part V. Malta: 12. 'The Malta Integration Bill', 16 November 1957
- Part VI. Nepal: 13. Confidential note for the British Foreign Office on the framing of the new constitution of Nepal, undated
- 14. 'Explanatory memorandum on the Constitution of Nepal', c.1958
- 15. Confidential notes on Nepal, April 1958
- Part VII. New Zealand: 16. Letter to the Governor-General of New Zealand, 2 November 1957
- Part VIII. Pakistan: 17. 'The position in Pakistan', 29 October 1954
- 18. 'The political situation in Pakistan', c.1955
- 19. Kashmir Plan, 3 August 1955
- Part IX. Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: 20. Opinion given to the Office of the High Commissioner for Rhodesia and Nyasaland working on behalf of the Monckton Commission, Rhodesia House, London, 23 July 1960
- 21. Diary from the London conference reviewing the Federation's Constitution, 1960-1
- Part X. Singapore: 22. 'Singapore Chronicle' diary, 1956
- 23. 'Singapore Constitutional Conference post-mortem', c.1956
- Part XI. South Africa: 24. 'The Union of South Africa as a republic', c.1960
- Part XII. Sudan: 25. Diary: 'Sudan Visit, 1958'
- 26. 'The problem of the Southern provinces - some possible solutions', undated
- Part XIII. Constitution-Making and Political Observations: 27. 'Republicanism in Asia', undated
- 28. 'Constitutional issues in South Asia', undated
- 29. 'Some Asian prime ministers', undated
- 30. 'Constitution-making in Arcady', undated
- 31. 'Constitution-making', undated
- 32. 'Magna Carta and constitutionalism in the Commonwealth', undated
- Index.
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