#written constitution

[studylab24]

Explore the federal system in India, its constitutional basis, evolution, and institutions shaping center–state relations.

[lawdemia-blog]

On the sovereignty of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the relating debate for a written constitution, ignoring the recent developments of Brexit as that would require an entire article to itself.

The fact that the UK clamours for a written constitution to protect the people seems to rest solely on one premise: that parliament is unbridled and can legislate with validity on any subject it chooses and cannot be questioned by anybody; the idea that parliament is sovereign. This idea of sovereignty has not always been the case, but the rising popularity of Parliamentary sovereignty was written about and then finally asserted in statute. It is now considered ‘the central principle of British Constitutionalism.’ The full definition of parliamentary sovereignty was given as ‘The principle of Parliamentary sovereignty means neither more nor less than this, namely that Parliament thus defined has, under the English constitution, the right to make or unmake any law whatever: and, further, that no person or body is recognised by the law of England as having a right to override or set aside the legislation of Parliament.’

Whether or not this definition remains as true as it was in 1885 is in question, and around the answer revolves the question of whether the UK needs a constitution, or whether Parliament is now limited and the need has fallen away. [Continue reading]

[voicesinthevoid]

Should the United Kingdom adopt a written constitution?

Uploaded by LatumWay on 15 Aug 2011

First of all, go sub to puddin' puff. He's a helluva guy. http://www.youtube.com/user/FederalistFilms Wikipedia entry for 'Parliamentary Sovereignty' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_sovereignty New constitution of Hungary (which will be adopted in 2012) http://www.euractiv.com/sites/all/euractiv/files/CONSTITUTION_in_English__DRA... The preamble to the new constitution of Hungary http://www.euractiv.com/sites/all/euractiv/files/BRNEDA224_004970.pdf Human Rights Watch article - Hungary: New Constitution Enshrines Discrimination http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/04/19/hungary-new-constitution-enshrines-discrim... theindependent.co.uk article with more information and discussion - The Big Question: Why doesn't the UK have a written constitution, and does it matter? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-big-question-why-doesnt-the...