An introduction to constitutional law / Eric Barendt.

By:

Barendt, E. M

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Clarendon law seriesPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.Description: xxiii, 189 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

0198762534 (acidfree paper)
0198762542 (pbk. : acidfree paper)

Subject(s):

Constitutional law -- Great Britain

DDC classification:

342.41 21 BAR

LOC classification:

KD3989 .B37 1998

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Summary: An Introduction to Constitutional Law discusses the general principles of the United Kingdom constitution from a critical, comparative perspective. It emphasizes the principal characteristics of this uncodified constitution, contrasting it with the documentary constitutions of the United States, France, and Germany. There are fewer checks on the power of government in this country than there are under those constitutions, where courts may review the constitutionality of legislation. This book also discusses the `federal' constitution of the European Union, as well as examining its impact on UK constitutional law. Its publication is particularly timely, in view of the programme of constitutional reform on which the Labour government has embarked. That makes it imperative to examine critically the principles of the constitution and explore whether anything may be learnt from the experience of other countries.

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Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	342.41 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		161755

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-184) and index.

An Introduction to Constitutional Law discusses the general principles of the United Kingdom constitution from a critical, comparative perspective. It emphasizes the principal characteristics of this uncodified constitution, contrasting it with the documentary constitutions of the United States, France, and Germany. There are fewer checks on the power of government in this country than there are under those constitutions, where courts may review the constitutionality of legislation. This book also discusses the `federal' constitution of the European Union, as well as examining its impact on UK constitutional law. Its publication is particularly timely, in view of the programme of constitutional reform on which the Labour government has embarked. That makes it imperative to examine critically the principles of the constitution and explore whether anything may be learnt from the experience of other countries.

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