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This volume is an introduction to the United Kingdom's constitution that recognises its historical, political, and legal dimensions. It pays attention to the revival of the constituent territories of the UK. The constitution is shaped by constitutional principles, including state sovereignty, separation of powers, democracy, and subsidiarity.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- Part 1: Sovereignty
- 2: Introduction to constitutions
- 3: The Legal Constitution: Legal Orders
- 4: The Legal Constitution: Common Law, Prerogative, and Privilege
- 5: The Legal Constitution: Statutes
- 6: Political Constitution: Constitutional Conventions
- 7: Constructing State Sovereignty
- Part 2: Separation of Powers
- 8: Introduction to the Separation of Powers
- 9: Courts
- 10: Legislatures
- 11: Executive
- 12: Realising the Separation of Powers
- Part 3: Subsidiarity
- 13: Introduction to the Regionalisation of Power
- 14: Wales
- 15: Scotland
- 16: Northern Ireland
- 17: England and Elsewhere
- 18: Realising Subsidiarity
- Part 4: The State and its People
- 19: Introduction to States and People
- 20: The Rule of Law and Liberty
- 21: Rights
- 22: Becoming Citizens
- Index
About the author
N. W. Barber is Professor of Constitutional Law and Theory at Oxford University and a Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. He has written extensively in the area of constitutional law, and his two previous books, The Constitutional State and The Principles of Constitutionalism were both published by Oxford University Press.
Summary
This volume is an introduction to the United Kingdom's constitution that recognises its historical, political, and legal dimensions. It pays attention to the revival of the constituent territories of the UK. The constitution is shaped by constitutional principles, including state sovereignty, separation of powers, democracy, and subsidiarity.
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Hardly surprising, given its author, that this is a truly excellent introduction to the UK Constitution ... I strongly recommend this book.
