Albert Venn Dicey : writings on democracy and the referendum /

What are the limits to parliamentary sovereignty? When should the people be able to vote directly on issues? The constitutional theorist Albert Venn Dicey (1835-1922) was a cogent advocate of the referendum. While his enthusiasm for the institution was widely acknowledged in his own day, thereafter...

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Weitere Titel:
Essays.
1. Verfasser:
Dicey, A. V.
Weitere Verfasser:
Conti, Gregory (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
What are the limits to parliamentary sovereignty? When should the people be able to vote directly on issues? The constitutional theorist Albert Venn Dicey (1835-1922) was a cogent advocate of the referendum. While his enthusiasm for the institution was widely acknowledged in his own day, thereafter this dimension of his career has been largely neglected. This fall into obscurity is partly explained by the fact that Dicey never collected his writings on referendums into a single volume. Consequently, during the prolonged crisis over Brexit, the implications of Dicey's thought were unclear, despite his standing as a foundational figure in British constitutional law. This timely modern edition brings together Dicey's sophisticated and intricate writings on the referendum, and it covers his attempts to construct a credible theory of democracy on a new intellectual and institutional basis. An original scholarly introduction analyzes Dicey's thought in light of its contemporary context.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xlix, 216 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Anmerkungen:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Feb 2023).
ISBN:
9781108962636
1108962637
9781108955799
1108955797
Schlagworte:
Representative government and representation > Great Britain.
Referendum > Great Britain.
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