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The New British Constitution
This book is the first to describe and analyse Britain's new constitution, asking why it was that the old system came under challenge.
Author(s) | By Vernon Bogdanor (King's College London). |
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Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Format | Paperback / softback |
Pages | 336 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 3 Jun 2009 |
Availability | Available |
This book is the first to describe and analyse Britain's new constitution, asking why it was that the old system came under challenge.
PART I: THE OLD CONSTITUTION 1 A Peculiar Constitution 2 The Old Constitution Under Strain PART II: THE NEW CONSTITUTION 3 The Human Rights Act: Cornerstone of the New Constitution 4 Devolution 5 Hung Parliaments: Governing without a Majority 6 A Reformed
Vernon Bogdanor, CBE, Fellow of Brasenose College, is Professor of Government at Oxford University, Gresham Professor of Law, a Fellow of the British Academy and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. He has been an adviser to a nu