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The sovereignty of Parliament : history and philosophy / Jeffrey Goldsworthy.
LIBRA KD4205 .G65 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldsworthy, Jeffrey Denys.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Parliament--History.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Parliament.
- Legislative power--Great Britain--History.
- Legislative power.
- Sovereignty--History.
- Sovereignty.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 319 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- In British constitutional law, the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty maintains that Parliament has unlimited legislative authority. Critics have recently challenged this doctrine, on historical and philosophical grounds. This book describes its historical origins and development and identifies the reasons why it was adopted, examines its current legal basis, and responds to the critics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-310) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0198268939
- OCLC:
- 41137659
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