Book contents
- The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom
- The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Editors’ Preface
- Part I Perspectives
- Part II Actors and Institution
- 11 Monarchy
- 12 Legislatures
- 13 The Executive and the Administration
- 14 Judiciaries
- 15 Coercive Institutions
- 16 Locality, Regionality and Centrality
- 17 Political Parties
- Part III Politics
- Index
12 - Legislatures
from Part II - Actors and Institution
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 August 2023
Book contents
- The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom
- The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Editors’ Preface
- Part I Perspectives
- Part II Actors and Institution
- 11 Monarchy
- 12 Legislatures
- 13 The Executive and the Administration
- 14 Judiciaries
- 15 Coercive Institutions
- 16 Locality, Regionality and Centrality
- 17 Political Parties
- Part III Politics
- Index
Summary
The legislature has been one of the central institutions in the UK’s constitutional history, a forum in which major political events occurred and decisions were taken. The legislature projects constitutional values: its practice is based on the significance of representation, accountability, transparency, deliberation, contestation, and collective action. Moreover, the UK Parliament is the focus of the fundamental norm around which the constitution is structured.
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- The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom , pp. 309 - 334Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023