Euclid wrote:
We dont even have a Constitution here in England - at least not a written one!
England (and the United Kingdom) most certainly does have a constitution, and most of it is written. It's just not all in one place, and it can be continuously added to.
Statutes as diverse as the
Act of Settlement, the
Act of Union, the
Scotland Act 1998 and various acts relating to Parliament, to the new Supreme Court and to the Crown all function as part of the Constitution.
Even in Canada, where we consider that we have a codified constitution, the reality is that the
Act of Settlement, the
Royal Proclamation of 1763, and the
Statute of Westminster are just three of the several British statutory instruments that form part of our Constitution.
Thanks James, I did appreciate this point which I agree.And of course there English common law which was used when considering human rights and the end of WW11 (again roughly speaking)
28 Jun 2010, 5:49 pm
