The Constitution of the U.K.

The Constitution of the U.K.

There are two meanings to the word constitution the first is that

It will contain all of the rules for the organisation of the state.and

secondly

It will usuall be ‘entrenced’ which means that it is hard to change.

The constitution of a country is a set of rules regulating the powers

of its government and the rights and duties of its citizens. In all

but a few democracies in the world, the nation's constitution can be

found in a single document. The exceptions are Israel, New Zealand and

the United Kingdom. As a result, people sometimes say that we in

Britain do not have a constitution. On the other hand people say the

United Kingdom does have a constitution; it is just a little hard to

track down. People also frequently say we have an 'unwritten

constitution' in the United Kingdom.

As you can see from all these views it makes it a little confusing to

whether or not UK has a written constitution or not.

There are historical reasons why we have no written constitution;

Britain has not been conquered since 1066, despite the two World Wars,

Britain has been stable and has had a responsible government for

hundreds of years. Our unwritten constitution is traditional, and if a

written one is incorporated into British law, then people who believe

the monarchy and the democratic system is old fashioned will demand

abolishment or amendment. There are many problems that would pose

threat to the country if a written constitution were introduced.

A written constitution does have impact of changing the nature of a

country. While the change can be for better or worse, One view is of

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with greater accountability and democracy.

I believe that in order for a written constitution to work in the

United Kingdom the written constitution needs to be enforced. That

enforcement would comes through the court system with interpretations

being made most frequently by the highest court in the country.

is a written Constitution a wise choice for the UK ? Obviously,

implementation of laws such as the European Human Rights declaration

can be considered a form of a written Constitution. However, the

experience of other common law jurisdictions should be weighed in the

debate. I do not believe there is a simple answer regarding the choice

of a written or unwritten constitution, but any changes should be

weighed against the advantages and disadvantages of the countries that

have a written constitution.