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Turpin and Tomkins' British Government and the Constitution: Text and Materials 8th Revised edition


Turpin and Tomkins' British Government and the Constitution: Text and Materials 8th Revised edition

Paperback by Young, Alison L. (University of Cambridge)

Turpin and Tomkins' British Government and the Constitution: Text and Materials

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ISBN:
9781108707381
Publication Date:
1 Apr 2021
Edition/language:
8th Revised edition / English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Pages:
1088 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 22 May 2024
Turpin and Tomkins' British Government and the Constitution: Text and Materials

Description

A lot has happened to the UK Constitution in the last seven years. We've witnessed the UK's exit from the EU, further devolution to Scotland and Wales, a number of prominent cases by the Supreme Court, two early parliamentary general elections, major governmental defeats and two Prime Ministerial resignations. Alison Young has built on the text of Colin Turpin and Adam Tomkins' earlier edition, keeping their unique historical and contextual approach, whilst bringing the material up to date with more contemporary examples, including references to Brexit, the recent prorogation and Brexit case law, and the Covid-19 pandemic. The book continues to include substantial extracts from parliamentary and other political sources as well as from legislation and case law. It also provides a full yet accessible account of the British constitution at the culmination of a series of dramatic events, on the threshold of possible further constitutional reform.

Contents

Part I. Constitution, State and Beyond: 1. The British Constitutional Order; 2. The Ideas of the Constitution; 3. Constitutional Sources; 4. Devolution and the Structure of the UK; 5. The European Dimensions; Part II. Government: 6. Crown and Government; 7. The Powers of Government; 8. Parties, Groups and the People; 9. Parliament and the Responsibility of Government; 10. The Courts: Judicial Review and Liability; 11. Liberty and the Constitution.

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