Albert Venn Dicey: Writings on Democracy and the Referendum (Paperback)

What are the limits to parliamentary sovereignty? When should the people be able to vote directly on issues? The constitutional theorist Albert Venn Dicey (1835-1922) was a cogent advocate of the referendum. While his enthusiasm for the institution was widely acknowledged in his own day, thereafter this dimension of his career has been largely neglected. This fall into obscurity is partly explained by the fact that Dicey never collected his writings on referendums into a single volume. Consequently, when the prolonged constitutional crisis over Brexit brought references to Dicey beyond the province of academic law and into public debate, the invocation of his legacy was less than satisfactory. This timely modern edition brings together Dicey's sophisticated and intricate writings on the referendum, and it covers his attempts to construct a credible theory of democracy on a new intellectual and institutional basis. An original scholarly introduction analyzes Dicey's thought in light of its contemporary context.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Release date:	February 2023
Editors:	Gregory Conti
Authors:	Albert Venn Dicey
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	274
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-95817-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Promotions
LSN:	1-108-95817-6
Barcode:	9781108958172

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