Constitution in Crisis : The New Putney Debates /: The New Putney Debates. (2017)
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- Book
- Title:
- Constitution in Crisis : The New Putney Debates /: The New Putney Debates. (2017)
- Main Title:
- Constitution in Crisis : The New Putney Debates
- Further Information:
- Note: Denis Galligan.
- Editors:
- Galligan, Denis
- Contents:
- AcknowledgementsIntroduction by Denis Galligan Part I. Parliament and the PeopleParliamentary Sovereignty v Popular Sovereignty by Sionaidh Douglas-Scott The Great Unanswered Question at Putney by John ReesAthens, 17th century England and the Contrast with 18th-19th century America by Richard SorabjiContemporary Populism and What it Signifies by Akeel BilgramiPopular Sovereignty by Vernon BogdanorBuilding a New Social Commons: People and Parliament Working Together by Anna CooteBrexit and the case for a People's Constitution by Alexandra RunswickPart II. Changing and Strengthening the Role of the People8. Is Representative Democracy Ripe for Review and Modification in Favour of More Direct Democracy? By Philip Kay9. 'The People is my Cæsar': Jeremy Bentham's Radical Democratic State by Philip Schofield10. We Need Fewer Referendums, with Higher Thresholds by Robert Hazell11. Referendums for EU Politics? By Anne Deighton12. Social Media and Democracy by Linda Risso13. Democracy Is about More Than Voting: Pre-Modern Petitioning and Its Implications for Today by Mark KnightsPart III. Parliament, the Executive, the Courts, and the Rule of Law14. Does the Separation of Powers Still Work? By Stephen Sedley15. Prerogative Powers: Are They Necessary in the Twenty-First Century? By Alison Young16. The Article 50 Legal Challenge: clarifying the UK's constitutional requirements to start Brexit by Rob Murray17. Enemies of democracy? Taking back control through the courts by JonathanAcknowledgementsIntroduction by Denis Galligan Part I. Parliament and the PeopleParliamentary Sovereignty v Popular Sovereignty by Sionaidh Douglas-Scott The Great Unanswered Question at Putney by John ReesAthens, 17th century England and the Contrast with 18th-19th century America by Richard SorabjiContemporary Populism and What it Signifies by Akeel BilgramiPopular Sovereignty by Vernon BogdanorBuilding a New Social Commons: People and Parliament Working Together by Anna CooteBrexit and the case for a People's Constitution by Alexandra RunswickPart II. Changing and Strengthening the Role of the People8. Is Representative Democracy Ripe for Review and Modification in Favour of More Direct Democracy? By Philip Kay9. 'The People is my Cæsar': Jeremy Bentham's Radical Democratic State by Philip Schofield10. We Need Fewer Referendums, with Higher Thresholds by Robert Hazell11. Referendums for EU Politics? By Anne Deighton12. Social Media and Democracy by Linda Risso13. Democracy Is about More Than Voting: Pre-Modern Petitioning and Its Implications for Today by Mark KnightsPart III. Parliament, the Executive, the Courts, and the Rule of Law14. Does the Separation of Powers Still Work? By Stephen Sedley15. Prerogative Powers: Are They Necessary in the Twenty-First Century? By Alison Young16. The Article 50 Legal Challenge: clarifying the UK's constitutional requirements to start Brexit by Rob Murray17. Enemies of democracy? Taking back control through the courts by Jonathan Lis18. The Role of Experts in Parliamentary Democracy by David Vines19. The UK's Institutional Balance of Power After Leaving the EU by Michael DouganPart IV. Parliament, the Executive, the Courts, and the Rule of Law20. Voice, Free Speech, and Democracy by Timothy Garton Ash21. Plurinational Democracy by Michael Keating22. Judeo-Christian Principles Underlying the Constitution by Ailsa Newby23. Why The UK Needs A Written Constitution by AC Grayling24. 'Thoughts From Across The Pond: The US Constitution (1787, 2017) by Richard W Clary25. Conclusion by Denis GalliganIndex. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London : I.B. Tauris
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (128 pages)
- Subjects:
- Constitution: government & the state
History of ideas
Constitutional & administrative law
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
Political Science -- Constitutions
Law -- Constitutional
History -- Modern -- 21st Century
History -- Europe -- Great Britain
British & Irish history - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781786722966
1786722968 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781788310727
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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