The English Constitution addresses two burning contemporary and
complementary questions; one regarding the so-called English
'question', the changing identities of England and English-ness, and a
second regarding the changing shape of the Anglo-British constitution.
It is suggested that there are both internal and external pressures
that are driving the reformation of our constitutional order. There
are internal pressures of decay, even corruption, and popular apathy,
and there are external pressures brought to bear by the geopolitical
challenges of the new world order and the new Europe. The present
'project' of constitutional reform inaugurated by the present
government is supposed to reflect these pressures. This book
challenges this assumption, arguing that a far more radical
re-constitution is required, involving: deeper institutional reforms
(the most pressing being the abrogation of monarchy, and the
established Church); geopolitical reforms to recast the devolutionary
settlement and redefine English regionalism; and perhaps most
importantly, conceptual reform, reform that will embrace the need to
rebalance the constitution and to promote greater accountability and
democracy. It is intended that the book will provide a stimulating
text for both academics and students; advancing a series of original
ideas on a subject of considerable contemporary interest. Along the
way it discusses most of the major topics, institutions and debates
which are ordinarily addressed in public law courses, and equivalents
in non-law disciplines.
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ISBN
9781847311313
Publisert
2015
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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