Does the United Kingdom Still Have a Constitution?

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Does the United Kingdom Still Have a Constitution?

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Summary

An examination of the British constitutional tradition exploring where it is now heading. It describes the constitutional changes over the last 30 years of the 20th century, and it maintains that, although no one seems to have noticed the fact, the traditional British constitution no longer exists.

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Does the United Kingdom Still Have a Constitution? by Anthony King

This book examines the British constitutional tradition and explores where it is now heading. * Presents the views of a leading political scientist on major constitutional issues * Accessible textmakes it an ideal student purchase * Describes no fewer than a dozen major constitutional changes that have taken place over the past 30 years * Claims that, whereas the traditional constitution was based on certain fixed and defensible principles, the new constitution is not based on any principles at all.

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ISBN 13 9780421749306
ISBN 10 042174930X
Title Does the United Kingdom Still Have a Constitution?
Author Anthony King
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Year published 2001-04-07
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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