Westminster and the World : Commonwealth and Comparative Insights for Constitutional Reform.

Constitutional scholar Elliot Bulmer considers what Britain might learn from Westminster-derived constitutions around the world. Exploring the principles of Westminster Model constitutions and their impact on democracy, human rights and good government, this book builds to a bold re-imagining of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bulmer, W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2020.
Temas:
Constitutional law > Commonwealth countries.
Constitutional law > Great Britain.
Droit constitutionnel > Pays du Commonwealth.
Droit constitutionnel > Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions.
Constitutional law.
Commonwealth countries.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Livres num♭riques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Westminster: and the World: Commonwealth and Comparative Insights for Constitutional Reform
  • Copyright information
  • Epigraph
  • Table of contents
  • List of tables
  • Note on Cover Images
  • Note on Author
  • 1 Rediscovering Britain's Wider Constitutional Tradition
  • Aims and approach
  • Background and foundations
  • Imperialism, anti-imperialism and post-imperialism
  • Structure of the book
  • 2 The Decline and Fall of the British Constitution
  • The heyday of majoritarian democracy (1945-67)
  • Pressures for change (1967-97)
  • The mixed legacy of piecemeal reform (1997-2016)
  • The British constitution in crisis (2016-20)
  • The end of the Hanoverian constitutional settlement
  • 3 Towards a Written Constitution
  • The constitution and the constitutional order
  • Anatomy and content of a written constitution
  • The case for a written constitution
  • The constitution of Burke and Paine
  • 4 Some Objections Answered
  • Failure of constitutional regimes
  • Authoritarian constitutions
  • Excessive rigidity and inability to adapt
  • Judicial powers and the exclusion of democratic politics
  • Incompleteness of a written constitution
  • Post-liberal and moral communitarian arguments
  • Impossibility of adopting a written constitution
  • 5 The Westminster Model as a Constitutional Archetype
  • Defining the Westminster Model
  • The development of Westminster Model constitutions
  • A Westminster Model constitution for today
  • Why limit ourselves to the Westminster Model?
  • 6 Foundations, Principles, Rights and Religion
  • Principles and values
  • Citizenship
  • Fundamental rights and freedoms
  • Socio-economic rights and directive principles
  • Religion-state relations
  • 7 The Crown, Prime Minister and Government
  • Republic or monarchy
  • Powers and functions of the monarch
  • Cabinet government I: government formation and removal
  • Cabinet government II: ministers and civil servants
  • 8 Parliament I: Functions, Powers and Composition
  • Roles and functions of Parliament
  • Legislative powers of Parliament
  • The House of Commons
  • The second chamber
  • Royal assent and consent
  • War-making and treaty-making powers
  • Constitutional amendment rules
  • 9 Parliament II: Privileges, Organization and Procedures
  • Parliamentary privileges
  • Committees
  • The Speaker
  • Leader of the Opposition
  • Dissolution
  • Prorogation
  • 10 Nations, Regions and Local Democracy
  • The Union and the 'English question'
  • Flexible federalism
  • Local democracy
  • 11 Judiciary, Administration, Elections and Miscellaneous Provisions
  • The judiciary
  • 'Neutral guardians' and institutional integrity
  • Public ethics
  • Public service broadcasting
  • Elections, referendums and campaign finance
  • 12 Constitution-Building Processes
  • Constitution-building in Westminster Model democracies
  • Towards a constitution-building process for the United Kingdom

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