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WHAT IS A CONSTITUTION?
WHAT R THE AIMS OF A CONSTITUTION?
- ESTABLISH RIGHTS OF CITIZENS
- CODIFY VALUES OF CITIZENSHIP
- CLARIFY THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANS OF GOVT
WHO CAN DRAFT CONSTITUTIONS?
- CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLIES
- POLITICIANS
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF A CONSTITUTION?
20,000 WORDS
WHAT R THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RIGHTS IN CONSTITUTIONS?
1ST GENERATION
2ND GENERATION
3RD GENERATION
WHAT IS A 1ST GENERATION RIGHT?
RIGHT TO ASSEMBLY AND FREE SPEECH.
WHAT IS A 2ND GENERATION RIGHT?
ECONOMIC RIGHTS
WHAT IS A 3RD GENERATION RIGHT?
COLLECTIVE RIGHTS
WHAT IS A CODIFIED CONSTITUTION?
WRITTEN ON A SINGLE SET OF DOCUMENTS.
WHAT IS A UNCODIFIED CONSTITUTION?
ABSENCE OF A SINGLE TEXT-VARIOUS SOURCES
WHAT IS AN ENTRENCHED CONSTITUTION?
WHAT IS AN UNENTRENCHED CONSTITUTION ?
WHAT IS A LEGISLATIVE SUPREMACY CONSTITUTION?
WHAT R HIGHER LAW CONSTITUTIONS?
WHY HAS THE UK CONSTITUTION NOT BEEN CODIFIED?
- PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY
- POST WAR ERA JUSTIFICATION
- TIMING (THERE’S BEEN NO CONSTITUTIONAL MOMENT)
WHAT R THE KEY DOCTRINES OF THE UK CONSTITUTION?
- PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY
- RULE OF LAW
- UNITARY STATE
HOW LONG IS THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION?
APPROXIMATELY 250K WORDS WITH 18 PARLIAMENTARY STATUTES.
WHAT R THE SOURCES OF THE UK CONSTITUTION?
- COMMON LAW
- STATUTE LAW
- CONVENTIONS
- ACADEMIC TEXTS
WHAT R EXAMPLES OF COMMON LAW?
- R VS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR JUSTICE (2022)
- BEGUM VS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT(2021)
WHAT R EXAMPLES OF STATUTE LAW?
- PARLIAMENT ACTS 1911 AND 1949
- HRA ACT 1998
WHAT R EXAMPLES OF CONVENTIONS?
- SALISBURY CONVENTION
- SEWELL CONVENTION
- CMR
- IMR
WHAT R EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS?
- ERSKIN MAY
- CABINET MANUAL(2010)
