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Praise for the previous editions "[A] slim guide to the
constitution of the United Kingdom that is both highly readable and
impressively thorough. It deserves a place on undergraduate reading
lists ... [students] will certainly find it worth their while'
Cambridge Law Journal "[The] written style is admirably clear,
conversational and free from jargon ... It will be of immense
interest to anybody with a general interest in UK law, politics and
history." Times Higher Education This timely new edition addresses
the many constitutional changes that have arisen since 2016
(including those brought about by Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic)
whilst retaining its hallmark features of clarity and concision.
Adopting a thematic approach, it discusses questions of history,
sources and conventions, the role of the Crown, Parliament and the
electoral system, government and the executive, the judiciary, and
the territorial distribution of power. In addition, it offers
analysis of the evolution of the UK's historic non-codified
constitution, its strengths and perceived weaknesses, and of reform
initiatives. Engaging with the central issues in play as the UK
enters a new chapter, it explores the impact on devolved
government, the principle of sovereignty, the role of the courts
and parliamentary reform. As well as providing a contextual and
authoritative overview of the principles, doctrines and
institutions that underpin the elusive constitution, this study
will allow students of law and politics, both from the UK and
abroad, to develop an informed view of how it actually works.
This book assesses the attempt to establish a modern system of
democratic government in Thailand against the background of Thai
politics and culture. The fact that since 1932, when it became a
constitutional monarchy, Thailand has had 18 constitutions speaks
of an unstable political system which has seen rapid and repeated
fluctuations between military rule and elected government. The main
focus of this study is a critical discussion of the institutional
frameworks which have been established under recent constitutions.
Individual chapters deal with: Thai history and context, including
the role of the monarchy and the military, and of constitutional
drafting processes; parliament and elections; the executive branch
of government, including the role of ministers, the civil service,
of a contracting state and of anti-corruption initiatives; the
structure and challenges of local government, including discussion
of the southern insurgency; the Constitutional Court and
constitutional enforcement; the constitutional role of
administrative law and of the administrative courts; the
constitutional protection of human rights, with freedom of speech
as a particular case study.
Accountability is regarded as a central feature of modern
constitutionalism. At a general level, this prominence is perhaps
unsurprising, given the long history of the idea. However, in many
constitutional democracies, including the UK and the USA, it has
acquired a particular resonance in contemporary circumstances with
the declining power of social deference, the expanding reach of
populist accountability mechanisms, and the increasing willingness
of citizens to find mechanisms for challenging official
decision-making. These essays, by public law scholars, seek to
explore how ideas of and mechanisms associated with accountability
play a part in the contemporary constitution. While the majority of
contributors concentrate on the United Kingdom, others provide
comparative discussion with particular reference to the United
States and aspects of European Union law. The main focus of the
volume is the contemporary UK constitution. Chapters are included
which analyse the historical context (including the role of Dicey),
common law constitutionalism, the constitutional role of
Parliament, the constitutional role of the courts, judicial
accountability, human rights protection under the constitution and
the contribution of non-judicial accountability mechanisms. Further
chapters explore the public service principle, the impact of new
public management on public service delivery, and the relationship
between accountability and regulation. Finally accountability is
discussed in the light of constitutional reform including the
challenges posed by the 'multi-layered' government at the supra
national level of EU membership and sub-national national levels of
devolution and local government.
The topic of sovereignty is contentious, and one of enduring
interest. In a world of ever increasing economic globalisation, the
rise of supranational regulation and the interconnected age of
information and communication technology, among many other
developments, have challenged the once exclusively held Westphalian
model of sovereignty. The distinction between the internal aspect
of sovereignty as expressed in terms of ultimate authority in a
constitution, and the external aspect involving the relationship
between sovereign states has been blurred. This has given rise to
contemporary debates that explore the theoretical and practical
implications of current challenges to established doctrines.
Evidently no book could encompass the entirety of the contemporary
debates on sovereignty. This is a book of essays focusing on
sovereignty by a team of leading writers contributing domestic,
European and international perspectives. The essays have been
written at a time of very great testing of the institutional
frameworks at every level: domestic, European, international or
global. The book illuminates the enduring strength of sovereignty
as a foundational concept and the continuing widespread appeal of
sovereignty as an idea.
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