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UNINA9910785272603321 |
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Autore |
Goldsworthy Jeffrey Denys |
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Titolo |
Parliamentary sovereignty : contemporary debates / / Jeffrey Goldsworthy [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2010 |
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0-511-84892-7 |
1-107-21142-5 |
1-282-77078-0 |
9786612770784 |
0-511-90859-8 |
0-511-90784-2 |
0-511-90656-0 |
0-511-90935-7 |
0-511-78149-0 |
0-511-90528-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 326 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge studies in constitutional law ; ; 1 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Legislative power - Great Britain |
Legislation - Great Britain |
Law - Great Britain - Interpretation and construction |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The myth of the common law constitution -- Legislative sovereignty and the rule of law -- Homogenising constitutions -- Abdicating and limiting Parliament's sovereignty -- Trethowan's case -- Requirements as to procedure or form for legislating -- Judicial review, legislative override, and democracy -- Parliamentary sovereignty and statutory interpretation -- Challenging parliamentary sovereignty: past, present and future. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book has four main themes: (1) a criticism of 'common law constitutionalism', the theory that Parliament's authority is conferred by, and therefore is or can be made subordinate to, judge-made common law; (2) an analysis of Parliament's ability to abdicate, limit or |
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