THE BRITISH UNCODIFIED CONSTITUTION.
KEY FEATURES AND INCREMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
THE BRITISH UNCODIFIED CONSTITUTION.
KEY FEATURES AND INCREMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
Author(s): Vasilica MlesnitaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Public Law
Published by: Editura University Press, Universitatea de Medicina, Farmacie, Stiinte si Tehnologie “George Emil Palade” din Targu Mures
Keywords: public law; unwritten constitution; statutes; constitutional law; parliamentary sovereignty; separation of power; political pressure;
Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to analyze the key features of the British constitution in terms of form, sources (both legal and non-legal), legislative supremacy, and the separation of powers. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland can be considered a peculiar state in the context of international law due to its three distinct legal jurisdictions and systems of law, England and Wales, Northern Ireland* and Scotland. In essence, there is an overlap between these three systems and the constitution is in written form, but comprised in various sources that cannot be found in a single written document, yet the unitary UK constitution confers legal and political power to Westminster Parliament and a limited role of the judiciary, distinct to many of its judicial counterparts throughout the world. These constitutional principles have led to Brexit, a highly constitutional decision which created a crisis in one of the most stable democracies.
Journal: Curentul Juridic
- Issue Year: 99/2024
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 39-44
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
