Bagehot famously made a distinction between the ‘dignified’ and ‘efficient’ parts of the Constitution (Walter Bagehot, The English […]
Category Archive: Canada
In the opening lines of Miller/Cherry, Lady Hale and Lord Reed, giving the unanimous judgment of the court, […]
*Editors’ note: This post is part of the ‘Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Blog Series’* Constitutional structures generally leave […]
Unwritten constitutionalism is often associated with Westminster systems, but it is arguably a feature of all constitutional democracies, […]
Introduction On 19th January, after discussions within the Royal Family, it was announced that the Duke and Duchess […]
On Wednesday, 21 November, the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (the ‘Lords Committee’) held […]
Editors’ note: 2017 is a significant landmark in the constitutional history of Canada. It is 150 years since Canadian […]
The US election just passed has made many people wonder about the merits of democracy. If an election […]
Jean Leclair: Brexit and the Unwritten Constitutional Principle of Democracy: A Canadian Perspective
Much has been written on whether a prior approval by the UK Parliament is required to trigger the […]
Canadian constitutional jurisprudence might, perhaps unexpectedly, shed some light on the process set in motion by the referendum […]
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