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Over its history, the British constitutional system had widespread influence around the world on the constitutional governance and legal systems of other countries, propagating the spread of the principles of the rule of law, parliamentary sovereignty and judicial independence. [156] [157] [158] [159]
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The constitution of British regional governments is an uncodified patchwork of authorities, mayors, councils and devolved government. [278] In Wales , Scotland , Northern Ireland and London unified district or borough councils have local government powers, and since 1998 to 2006 new regional assemblies or Parliaments exercise extra powers ...
English: PDF version of the UK Constitution and Government Wikibook. This file was created with MediaWiki to LaTeX . The LaTeX source code is attached to the PDF file (see imprint).
(London, Houses of Parliament. The Sun Shining through the Fog by Claude Monet, 1904). Parliament (from old French, parler, "to talk") is the UK's highest law-making body.. Although the British constitution is not codified, the Supreme Court recognises constitutional principles, [10] and constitutional statutes, [11] which shape the use of political power. There are at least four main ...
Constitutional history is the area of historical study covering both written constitutions and uncodified constitutions, and became an academic discipline during the 19th century. The Oxford Companion to Law (1980) defined it as the study of the "origins, evolution and historical development" of the constitution of a community. [1]
Albert Venn Dicey, KC, FBA (4 February 1835 – 7 April 1922) was a British Whig jurist and constitutional theorist. [1] He is most widely known as the author of Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution (1885). [2] The principles it expounds are considered part of the uncodified British constitution. [3]
The English Constitution is a book by Walter Bagehot.First serialised in The Fortnightly Review between 15 May 1865 and 1 January 1867, and later published in book form in 1867, [1] [2] it explores the constitution of the United Kingdom—specifically the functioning of Parliament and the British monarchy—and the contrasts between British and American government.