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Reshaping the British Constitution: Essays in Political Interpretation

By Nevil Johnson (Auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
2004
ISBN
978-0-333-94620-6, 978-0-230-50336-6, 978-0-333-94619-0
DOI
10.1057/9780230503366
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
38 MB (39325531 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XII, 324\329
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
British Politics; Political Science

Description

Reshaping the British Constitution provides a vigorous critique of the deformations of Britain's customary constitution and why it could not effectively stem the growth of a centralized political authority. On this foundation it provides a critical description and assessment of recent constitutional changes including devolution, House of Lords reform, human rights and the encroachment of the European Union. Nevil Johnson suggests that since the reform programme has rested on pragmatic political expediency rather than on coherent thinking about constitutional principles, it is likely to strengthen the familiar deformations of the customary constitution.

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