The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction

by Martin Loughlin

Overview

In this new edition of the Very Short Introduction, Loughlin includes a disucssion of the impact of developments over the decade since its first publication, examining Brexit, the Scottish independence referendum of 2014, and the settlement in Northern Ireland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192648365
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	09/26/2023
Series:	Very Short Introductions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	693 KB

About the Author

Martin Loughlin is Professor of Public Law at the London School of Economics & Political Science. A Fellow of the British Academy, he is series editor of Oxford Constitutional Theory and his books include Against Constitutionalism (2022), Political Jurisprudence (2017), Foundations of Public Law (2010), and The Idea of Public Law (2003).

Table of Contents

• 1: The existential question
• 2: What constitution?
• 3: Writing the constitution
• 4: Parliamentary government
• 5: Reconfiguring the State
• 6: Civil liberty
• 7: Whither the constitution?

Editorial Reviews

"The book is beautifully written and well-referenced and indexed. It deserves to be read by anybody interested in the enigmatic but fascinating British constitution." — David Glass, Law Society Gazette

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