Author : N. Johnson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230503365
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Reshaping the British Constitution by : N. Johnson
Download or read book Reshaping the British Constitution written by N. Johnson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-07-02 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reshaping the British Constitution provides a vigorous critique of the deformations of Britain's customary constitution and why it could not effectively stem the growth of a centralized political authority. On this foundation it provides a critical description and assessment of recent constitutional changes including devolution, House of Lords reform, human rights and the encroachment of the European Union. Nevil Johnson suggests that since the reform programme has rested on pragmatic political expediency rather than on coherent thinking about constitutional principles, it is likely to strengthen the familiar deformations of the customary constitution.