UK Chapter 3 - should the UK have a codified constitution?
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- Created on: 12-06-21 21:22
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- Should the UK have a codified constitution?
- No
- a codified constitution may reflect the time it was written and become outdated quickly, an uncodified constitution remains flexible and can adapt easily to society
- no easy way to gain consensus over how to draw up a constitution
- little public appetite for it, many other issues considered more important
- would contradict principle of parliamentary sovereignty
- more difficult to change laws, a rigid structure, currently laws can be introduced with a simple Act of Parliament
- too much power in the hands of judges - they'd decide whether laws are constitutional, may make this branch of government more political
- Yes
- could help protect peoples' civil liberties, and better define rights that people have
- strengthen the HRA
- would protect status of local and subnational governments
- help progress devolution
- Westminster wouldn't be able to abolish the Welsh Assembly
- would stop confusion over powers that Parliament has, would provide clarity on what is constitutional and what is unconstitutional
- would help educate citizens on their rights
- added legitimacy
- logical conclusion of recent constitutional reforms
- would tackle centralisation of power and the potential of an 'elective dictatorship' by setting limits on the executive
- could help protect peoples' civil liberties, and better define rights that people have
- No
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