The Conventional Constitution【電子書籍】[ Adam Perry ]

＜p＞The United Kingdom's constitution is famously uncodified, comprising not only statutes and legal judgments but also a vast body of informal rules known as constitutional conventions. These conventions-customarily followed by political actors such as ministers, Members of Parliament, and the monarch-form what is often called Britain's conventional constitution. These conventions dictate, for example, that the monarch must act on ministerial advice, that the government must resign following electoral defeat, that the House of Lords defers to the House of Commons on certain matters, and that ministers must keep Cabinet discussions confidential. Although essential to good government and democracy, the conventional constitution has not received the same scrutiny as the formal parts of the constitution. ＜em＞The Conventional Constitution＜/em＞ corrects this oversight, providing a comprehensive treatment of constitutional conventions. It identifies and precisely states each convention, class．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る