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What are conventions?
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What are conventions? Conventions are rules of practice applicable to the three organs of the government. It is based on consent and not on legal obligation. Conventions are regularly observed practices with no legal basis and are not enforceable in courts. Whilst the courts do not legally enforced convention, they do recognize conventions and their applications. Conventions form rules of political behaviour which are necessary for the smooth running of the Constitution. They facilitate evolution and change within the Constitution while the legal form remains unchanged.They also help to remove certain aspects of the working of the constitution from the jurisdiction of the courts and help to ensure democratic process. Advantages: Codification would clarify certain conventional rules that are vague and undefined. It is unsatisfactory that major rules of the constitution remain unclear. For example if the Queen were to dismiss the Prime Minister under certain circumstances this would...
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