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Changing Constitution.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Politics Study Guides EUPPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (241 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780748626663
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Changing ConstitutionDDC classification:
  • 342.41029
LOC classification:
  • K3165 -- .H37 2006eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Boxes -- Tables -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1 The Legislature: The House of Commons and the House of Lords -- CHAPTER 2 The Executive -- CHAPTER 3 The Judiciary -- CHAPTER 4 The Debate over a Written Constitution and a Bill of Rights for the UK -- CHAPTER 5 Devolution: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the English Regions -- CHAPTER 6 Electoral Reform and Referendums -- CHAPTER 7 The European Union and the United Kingdom Constitution -- CHAPTER 8 The 'Hollowing-Out of the State' -- Conclusion: A Constitutional Agenda? -- References -- Index.
Summary: This textbook provides an introduction to the topical subject of constitutional change in Britain. It considers the historical origins of the constitution but its main focus is on recent reforms and their likely impact. The key theme running throughout the book is the debate as to whether the constitution has undergone a revolutionary transformation or has gradually evolved.
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Intro -- Contents -- Boxes -- Tables -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1 The Legislature: The House of Commons and the House of Lords -- CHAPTER 2 The Executive -- CHAPTER 3 The Judiciary -- CHAPTER 4 The Debate over a Written Constitution and a Bill of Rights for the UK -- CHAPTER 5 Devolution: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the English Regions -- CHAPTER 6 Electoral Reform and Referendums -- CHAPTER 7 The European Union and the United Kingdom Constitution -- CHAPTER 8 The 'Hollowing-Out of the State' -- Conclusion: A Constitutional Agenda? -- References -- Index.

This textbook provides an introduction to the topical subject of constitutional change in Britain. It considers the historical origins of the constitution but its main focus is on recent reforms and their likely impact. The key theme running throughout the book is the debate as to whether the constitution has undergone a revolutionary transformation or has gradually evolved.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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