Writing the United Kingdom constitution / Brice Dickson.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.

128 pages ; 21 cm.

Pocket politics (Manchester, England)

This book explores the origins, development and current features of the unwritten constitution of the United Kingdom and considers the argument that this constitution has passed its sell-by date0and needs to be replaced by a written constitution recognising the UK as a federal country along the0lines of Canada and Australia. The book diagnoses what is currently amiss with the UK's unwritten constitution and why, if the Union is to be preserved, it may make sense to establish a formal federation. It attempts to present objective arguments for and against a federal structure and0concludes that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. A federal structure could maximise0the benefits of cooperation between semi-autonomous regions while at the same time paying due respect to the nationalisms that exist within constituent parts of the country.

This book explores the origins, development and current features of the unwritten constitution of the United Kingdom and considers the argument that this constitution has passed its sell-by date0and needs to be replaced by a written constitution recognising the UK as a federal country along the0lines of Canada and Australia. The book diagnoses what is currently amiss with the UK's unwritten constitution and why, if the Union is to be preserved, it may make sense to establish a formal federation. It attempts to present objective arguments for and against a federal structure and0concludes that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. A federal structure could maximise0the benefits of cooperation between semi-autonomous regions while at the same time paying due respect to the nationalisms that exist within constituent parts of the country.

ebook version :

KD3989 .D535 2018

English

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