Constitutional Reform and Brexit

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-01620-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 233 mm x 153 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Constitutional Law

This book examines the extent to which Brexit has impacted upon the operation of the British Constitution, prompting in turn consideration of how some of the factors which contributed to the outcome of the 2016 referendum, as well as the event of Brexit itself, might inform debates surrounding constitutional reform moving forward. The work seeks to make sense of the constitutional implications of Brexit and to revisit some of the key debates that have taken place in respect of particular constitutional reform proposals in order to assess the extent to which recent Brexit-related developments inform the perspectives which are taken upon their merits and prospects. The book is divided into two parts. The first provides some context for the substantive treatment of the potential impact of Brexit on constitutional reform debates which forms the focus of Part II. Part II centres on various specific constitutional reform themes or issues, which are explored further within the context of Brexit. For each such issue, the main parameters of the debates which have taken place are sketched out before moving on to consider how it has informed, or may come to be informed, by the phenomenon of Brexit. By so doing, it looks to some future directions for constitutional reform which take account of the factors driving the discourses which gave rise to the referendum outcome and subsequent developments, as well as offering meaningful responses to these. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of constitutional law, constitutional politics, philosophy and history.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilson, Gary

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Table of cases

Table of legislation

Table of treaties, conventions and protocols

Introduction: constitutional reform and Brexit

1 The British Constitution and constitutional reform

Introduction

The UK’s constitutional model

Constitutional reform debates pre-1997

The era of constitutional reform, 1997–2016

Conclusion

2 The UK within Europe and developments in the land of Brexit

Introduction

The UK within Europe

The referendum

The causes of Brexit

The Brexit process: the UK’s withdrawal from the EU

Unpicking the constitutional issues

Conclusion

3 The allocation of sovereign authority between Parliament, the Executive and the ‘people’ in constitutional decision-making processes

Introduction

The traditional constitutional position

Challenges and changes up to 2016

The Brexit context

Next steps

Conclusion

4 The constitutional integrity of the UK and the devolution of power

Introduction

The traditional constitutional position

Challenges and changes up to 2016

The Brexit context

Next steps

Conclusion

5 The UK’s model for the protection of human rights

Introduction

The traditional constitutional position

Challenges and changes up to 2016

The Brexit context

Next steps

Conclusion

6 A codified constitution? The UK’s constitutional model post-Brexit

Introduction

The traditional constitutional position

Challenges and changes up to 2016

The Brexit context

Next steps

Conclusion

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Gary Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in Law, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.