Constitutional conventions in Westminster systems : controversies, changes and challenges /

"Conventions are fundamental to the constitutional systems of parliamentary democracies. Unlike the United States which adopted a republican form of government, with a full separation of powers, codified constitutional structures and limitations for executive and legislative institutions and ac...

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Other Authors: Galligan, Brian, 1945- (Editor), Brenton, Scott (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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