Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Unit 2: Some issues with an uncodified constitution

Problems with the British Constitution

Has produced an imperfect separation of powers, allowing the executive to exercise too much control over the legislative branch
The notion of the Rule of Law may be breaking down e.g. many people cannot afford to go to court
The sovereignty of Parliament is in doubt
The Constitution is far too easy to amend by a government with a large majority in Parliament
The Constitution still allows too many ‘relics’ of earlier times like the Lord Chancellor, the House of Lords and the Monarchy
It has become a messy mixture of written and unwritten elements

Because it is so vague and uncodified it does not carry the obvious authority of some other constitutions, such as that of the USA 

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