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"Without conventions, the constitution of the United Kingdomwould be unworkable". Discuss.
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"Without conventions, the constitution of the United Kingdom would be unworkable". Discuss. In order to discuss the necessity of conventions within the constitution of the United Kingdom, it would firstly be useful to define what we mean by "conventions". Conventions are defined by AV Dicey as "...understandings, habits or practices which, though they may regulate the... conduct of the several members of the sovereign power... are not in reality laws at all since they are not enforced by the courts." An explanation as to the function of these conventions is offered by Sir Ivor Jennings when he notes that "they provide the flesh which clothes the dry bones of the law; they make the legal constitution work; they keep it in touch with the growth of ideas." Conventions are a prominent characteristic of the British constitution. These rules are sometimes referred to as "rules of constitutional morality", and they create powers...
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