Constitutional conventions in Westminster systems : controversies, changes and challenges /

"Conventions are fundamental to the constitutional systems of parliamentary democracies. Unlike the United States which adopted a republican form of government, with a full separation of powers, codified constitutional structures and limitations for executive and legislative institutions and ac...

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Other Authors: Galligan, Brian, 1945- (Editor), Brenton, Scott, (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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245 0 0 |a Constitutional conventions in Westminster systems :  |b controversies, changes and challenges /  |c edited by Brian Galligan and Scott Brenton. 
264 1 |a Cambridge, United Kingdom :  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2015. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 |a "Conventions are fundamental to the constitutional systems of parliamentary democracies. Unlike the United States which adopted a republican form of government, with a full separation of powers, codified constitutional structures and limitations for executive and legislative institutions and actors, Britain and subsequently Canada, Australia and New Zealand have relied on conventions to perform similar functions. The rise of new political actors has disrupted the stability of the two-party system, and in seeking power the new players are challenging existing practices. Conventions that govern constitutional arrangements in Britain and New Zealand, and the executive in Canada and Australia, are changing to accommodate these and other challenges of modern governance. In Westminster democracies, constitutional conventions provide the rules for forming government; they precede law and make law-making possible. This prior and more fundamental realm of government formation and law making is shaped and structured by conventions"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
505 0 |a Introduction -- 1. Constitutional conventions /  |r Brian Galligan and Scott Brenton -- 2. Law and convention /  |r Nicholas Aroney -- 3. Executive conventions /  |r Brian Galligan -- 4. Cabinet government /  |r Patrick Weller -- 5. Caretaker conventions /  |r Jenny Menzies and Anne Tiernan -- 6. Minority and multi-party government /  |r Scott Brenton -- 7. Parliament /  |r J. R. Nethercote -- 8. Upper houses /  |r Campbell Sharman -- 9. The United Kingdom /  |r Robert Hazell -- 10. Canada /  |r Andrew C. Banfield -- 11. Australia /  |r Nicholas Barry and Narelle Miragliotta -- 12. New Zealand /  |r Grant Duncan -- 13. Codifying conventions /  |r Peter H. Russell -- 14. Constitutional reform /  |r Andrew Blick -- Conclusion. 
650 0 |a Constitutional history  |z Australia. 
650 0 |a Constitutional history  |z Canada. 
650 0 |a Constitutional history  |z Great Britain. 
650 0 |a Constitutional history  |z New Zealand. 
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651 7 |a Australia.  |2 fast 
651 7 |a Canada.  |2 fast 
651 7 |a Great Britain.  |2 fast 
651 7 |a New Zealand.  |2 fast 
653 |a Constitutional norms 
700 1 |a Galligan, Brian,  |d 1945-  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Brenton, Scott,  |e editor. 
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