The evolution of a constitution : eight key moments in British constitutional history / Elizabeth Wicks.
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Oxford ; Portland, OR :
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2006.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. 1688 - Glorious Revolution : enduring settlement : sovereignty, liberty and the constitution
- 2. 1707 - union between England and Scotland : unitary state and limited parliament
- 3. 1721 - the first prime minister? : executive power and its journey from monarch to prime minister
- 4. 1832 - the Great Reform Act : a first step towards democratic representation?
- 5. 1911 - the Parliament Act : guaranteeing the legislative superiority of the House of Commons
- 6. 1953 - the European Convention on Human Rights : an external influence within the constitution
- 7. 1972 - the European Communities Act : European legal supremacy under the UK constitution
- 8. 1998 - devotion to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland : decentralising the union state
- Conclusion : the evolving constitution.
