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The Nature of the Britains Constitution and the advantages/disadvantages of it
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The Nature of the Britains Constitution and the advantages/disadvantages of it If a constitution means a written document, then obviously Great Britain has no constitution. In countries where such a document exists, the word has that meaning. But the document itself merely sets out rules determining the creation and operation of governmental institutions, and obviously Great Britain has such institutions and such rules. The phrase 'Britains Constitution' is used to describe those rules. There is no written codified constitution or comprehensive Bill of Rights; Britain's constitution is to be found partly in conventions/customs and partly in statute. The Act known as the Bill of Rights (1689) deals with the exercise of the royal prerogative and succession to the Crown. It does not set out ideals of the rights of man, unlike for example the French's declaration of rights. The main reason for Britains lack of codified constitution is the fact that Britain...
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