Public Law - What is a Constitution?
- Created by: Alasdair
- Created on: 10-11-20 23:26
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- What is a Constitution?
- Constitutions are used in many types of organisation to establish fundamental rules and principles by which organisation is governed.
- e.g. political parties, clubs and societies.
- A political constitution
- deals with entire organisation of a state and how its legal order is established
- also give effect to values which society regards as important.
- For our purposes as public lawyers
- A constitution will usually define a state's fundamental political principles, establish framework of government of state, and guarantee certain rights and freedoms to citizens.
- Fundamental political principles of a state
- Will be key political ideas or doctrines on which state is based
- Framework of government
- Will set out powers and duties of executive, legislative and judicial branches of state
- Rights and freedoms of citizens will be those basic rights and freedoms which is agreed all citizens of state should enjoy.
- e.g. right to free speech, or right to vote in free elections
- Constitutions are used in many types of organisation to establish fundamental rules and principles by which organisation is governed.
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