From unwritten to written: transformation in the British common-law constitution. From: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: Jenkins, David | COPYRIGHT 2003 Vanderbilt University, School of Law. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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This Article posits that the British Constitution is changing by incorporating written principles that restrain Parliament through judicial review. The Author asserts that this constitutional model has basis in the common law and the orthodox theories of Blackstone and Dicey. In addition, the ultra vires doctrine supports the model and provides a basis for judicial review of Parliament. As constitutions may accommodate written and unwritten elements of law, as w...

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