Parliament, the Constitution, and Property in the United Kingdom

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Parliament, the Constitution, and Property in the United Kingdom

Tom ALLEN

This book considers whether Parliament recognises a constitutional right to property. It reviews legislation and debates from the Middle Ages through to more recent legislation, and covers a wide range of topics, such as land reform, nationalisation, taxation, regulatory laws and retrospection. It also looks at the most recent debates and considers the relevance of constitutional thinking to recent election manifestos of the main political parties.

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Democratic Consolidation and Constitutional Endurance in Asia and Africa: Comparing Uneven Pathways

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Democratic Consolidation and Constitutional Endurance in Asia and Africa: Comparing Uneven Pathways

Tom DALY and Dinesha SAMARARATNE

What factors drive constitutional change and sustain positive transformation? How are democratic values recognised, restored, and preserved through constitutional change? Democratic Consolidation and Constitutional Endurance in Asia and Africa is a well-articulated response to the growing scholarly conversation on democratic backsliding and resilience.

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Constitutional Courts and Judicial Review: Between Law and Politics

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Constitutional Courts and Judicial Review: Between Law and Politics

Dieter GRIMM

This is a collection of essays from Dieter Grimm, one of Germany’s most important constitutional lawyers. The book considers the fundamental questions under scrutiny today: are constitutional courts political or legal institutions? Is judicial review a political or a legal activity? Is it a threat to or a condition of democracy? Should these courts be abolished or strengthened? Is a rational interpretation of constitutional law possible?

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Twenty-First Century Perspectives on the Scholarship of AV Dicey: The Enduring Legacy of a Victorian Constitutionalist

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Twenty-First Century Perspectives on the Scholarship of AV Dicey: The Enduring Legacy of a Victorian Constitutionalist

Catherine MARSHALL and Céline ROYNIER (eds)

This book reassesses AV Dicey's legacy in political and legal thought through the reflections of leading scholars who consider his importance not only in today's British constitutional and legal culture but also in other foreign constitutional cultures…

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