Parliamentary sovereignty in the UK Constitution : process, politics and democracy / Michael Gordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Michael, author.

Series:

Hart studies in constitutional law ; v. 4.

Hart studies in constitutional law ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--Great Britain.

Constitutional law.

Parliamentary practice--Great Britain.

Parliamentary practice.

Sovereignty--Great Britain.

Sovereignty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In the UK, the status of the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty in the country's contemporary Constitution is much contested. Changes in the architecture of the UK Constitution, diminishing academic reverence for the doctrine, and a more expansive vision of the judicial role all present challenges to the relevance, coherence, and desirability of this constitutional fundamental. At a time when the future of the sovereignty of Parliament may look less than assured, this book develops an account of the continuing significance of the doctrine. It argues that a rejuvenation of the manner and form theory is required to understand the present status of parliamentary sovereignty. Addressing the critical challenges to the doctrine, it contends that this conception of legally unlimited legislative power provides the best explanation of contemporary developments in UK constitutional practice, while also possessing a normative appeal that has previously been unrecognized. This modern shift to the manner and form theory is located in an account of the democratic virtue of parliamentary sovereignty, with the book seeking to demonstrate the potential that exists for Parliament - through legislating about the legislative process - to revitalize the UK's political Constitution."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

pt. I. What is the sovereignty of Parliament

pt. II. Understanding modern challenges to the sovereignty of Parliament

pt. III. The virtue and function of the manner and form theory.

pt. I. What is the sovereignty of parliament?

pt. II. Understanding modern challenges to the sovereignty of parliament

pt. III. The virtue and fuction of the manner and form theory.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781509915422

1509915427

9781474201667

1474201660

9781782255802

178225580X

OCLC:

905543999