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Governing Britain : Parliament, ministers and our ambiguous constitution /

Who governs Britain? Is Parliament sovereign? Who chooses the Prime Minister? And who enforces the rules? The United Kingdom is in the throes of political and constitutional conflict. Tensions between different Westminster and Holyrood, and between the UK and the European Union, are part of a wider...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Norton, Philip (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Constitutional law > Great Britain.
Constitutional history > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Politics and government.
Droit constitutionnel > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement.
Law.
Constitutional history.
Constitutional law.
Politics and government.
Great Britain.
Table of Contents:
  • Britain's uncodified constitution
  • Constitutional twin pillars : does parliamentary sovereignty trump the rule of law?
  • Constitutional conventions : when is a convention not a convention?
  • The constitution, the EU and Brexit : who governs?
  • Parliament and the courts : strangers, foes or friends?
  • The law of Parliament : who polices the rules?
  • Fixed-term parliaments : fixed or not so fixed?
  • Choosing, and removing, a prime minister : who decides?
  • A deputy to the prime minister : a deputy but not a successor?
  • Ministerial responsibility : responsibility for what?
  • Devolution : a disunited union?