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Question: ‘Parliament has become a dismal failure at holding the Government to account’. Discuss.
Details: - Mark: 59% | Course: Constitutional and Administrative Law | Year: 1st | Words: 1426 | References: Yes | Date written: Not available | Date submitted: August 19, 2011 | Coursework ID: 695
Question: 'An unwritten constitution is “not worth the paper it is not written on'. Discuss.
Details: - Mark: 58% | Course: Constitutional and Administrative Law | Year: 1st | Words: 1377 | References: Yes | Date written: Not available | Date submitted: August 19, 2011 | Coursework ID: 696
Question: “Britain is one of the very few states which lack a written constitution, but this bare accident of history does not provide an argument for us to adopt one. Britain’s constitution has by and large been a success.”
Barber N. W. ‘Against a Written Constitution’ (2008) Public Law 11
Consider this statement. Do you think the United Kingdom should adopt a written constitution? Give full reasoned arguments for your view referring to relevant examples and the scholarly literature where appropriate.
Details: - Mark: Not available | Course: Constitutional and Administrative Law | Year: 1st | Words: 1856 | References: Yes | Date written: January, 2011 | Date submitted: April 23, 2011 | Coursework ID: 674
Question: Discuss the impact of the House of Lords decision in O'Reilly v Mackman [1983] 2AC 237 on English administrative law.
Details: - Mark: Not available | Course: Constitutional and Administrative Law | Year: 1st | Words: 1246 | References: Yes | Date written: September, 2010 | Date submitted: July 07, 2011 | Coursework ID: 693
Question: “Constitutional Conventions are archaic and serve no useful purpose in the contemporary constitution.” Discuss
Details: - Mark: Not available | Course: Constitutional and Administrative Law | Year: 1st | Words: 1015 | References: Yes | Date written: August, 2010 | Date submitted: July 07, 2011 | Coursework ID: 694
Question: Analyse the nature and purpose of collective ministerial responsibility under the UK’s Constitution.
Details: - Mark: Not available | Course: Constitutional and Administrative Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 1635 | References: No | Date written: Not available | Date submitted: October 07, 2011 | Coursework ID: 701
Question: Practice essay (2009) for the new Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill Part 2. States the constitutional convention for which governs the arrangements for laying treaties before Parliament ( the “Ponsonby Rule”) should be placed in statute. Discussing the implications of codifying conventions and royal prerogative powers.
Details: - Mark: Not available | Course: Constitutional and Administrative Law | Year: 1st | Words: 669 | References: Yes | Date written: November, 2009 | Date submitted: January 02, 2012 | Coursework ID: 709
Question: ‘Prerogative powers remain an important element of the United Kingdom’s constitution. Should they be subject to greater Parliamentary and judicial scrutiny?’ Discuss.
Details: - Mark: Not available | Course: Constitutional and Administrative Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 1872 | References: Yes | Date written: January, 2010 | Date submitted: January 16, 2012 | Coursework ID: 715
