Codifiying the British Constitution

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Created on: 19-05-13 11:42


	Codifiying the British Constitution
	Advantages With an Uncodified constitution, it cannot be easily seen. Uncertainty. This is particularly relevant now that Britain is a member of the EU Complaints of an 'elective dictatorship' due to uncodified constitution. The government can change the rules for its own interest Provide and up to date statement of British Rights Key provisions would be entrenched Easier for the courts to interpret the intentions of Parliment and enforce law Educative value.	Disadvantages The current constitution works well, and has survived many hundreds of years. No wide-spread demand for a codified constituition Flexibility of uncodified constitution allows us to keep it up to date according to circumstances. Good protection of rights, it respects individual liberty. Difficulty in devising a new constitution Codified constitutions are inflexible Codified constitutions have not proved durable
	Evaluation Britain should not have a codified constitution because they are inflexible, indurable & do not guarantee rights. The current constitution works well, it is flexible and there is no demand for change. It would also be difficult to devise a new constitution. However, it is important to note that and uncodified constitution causes uncertainity within the law and can cause an 'elective dictatorship'. A codified constitution would entrench key provisions, provide an up to date statement of British Rights, have a higher educative value and there would be less ambiguity in law enforcement.

Codifiying the British Constitution

Advantages

With an Uncodified constitution, it cannot be easily seen. Uncertainty. This is particularly relevant now that Britain is a member of the EU
Complaints of an 'elective dictatorship' due to uncodified constitution. The government can change the rules for its own interest
Provide and up to date statement of British Rights
Key provisions would be entrenched
Easier for the courts to interpret the intentions of Parliment and enforce law
Educative value.

Disadvantages

The current constitution works well, and has survived many hundreds of years.
No wide-spread demand for a codified constituition
Flexibility of uncodified constitution allows us to keep it up to date according to circumstances.
Good protection of rights, it respects individual liberty.
Difficulty in devising a new constitution
Codified constitutions are inflexible
Codified constitutions have not proved durable

Evaluation

Britain should not have a codified constitution because they are inflexible, indurable & do not guarantee rights. The current constitution works well, it is flexible and there is no demand for change. It would also be difficult to devise a new constitution.
However, it is important to note that and uncodified constitution causes uncertainity within the law and can cause an 'elective dictatorship'. A codified constitution would entrench key provisions, provide an up to date statement of British Rights, have a higher educative value and there would be less ambiguity in law enforcement.

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Codifiying the British Constitution