“Recent events in British politics have stretched the capacity of our constitutional norms to their limits.” (M Russell, ‘Boris Johnson has shown why Britain’s constitution must be reformed’ (The Guardian 6 Sep 19) accessed 16 November 2020)
Discuss this statement and critically evaluate whether any reforms are needed, with reference to at least two sources of the Constitution.
DISCUSS THE STATEMENT IN THE QUESTION:
“Recent events in British politics have stretched the capacity of our constitutional norms to their limits.”
(so basically, argue for and against the British Constitution as it is NOW)
AS ONE PARAGRAPH
AND THEN CRITICALLY EVALUATE WHETHER REFORMS ARE NEEDED BASED ON THE STATEMENT. FOR AND AGAINST REFORMS BEING NEEDED.
WHY THEY ARE AND ARE NOT NEEDED IN REGARD TO RECENT EVENTS (e.g. Brexit, Covid-19, etc.) AND THE STATEMENT IN THE QUESTION – WITH REFERENCE TO AT LEAST TWO SOURCES OF UK CONSTITUTION (THE ROYAL PREROGATIVE AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS)
SO, THE TWO SOURCES OF UK CONSTITUTION WILL BE THE ROYAL PREROGATIVE AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS. TALK FOR AND AGAINST THE DIFFERENT REFORMS THAT COULD BE APPLIED TO THEM.
Bibliography:
Your bibliography should be divided into primary and secondary sources.
These should then be further sub-divided into cases and legislation, books, journal articles, official reports etc. PLEASE USE LEGISLATION, BOOKS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, CASE LAW. More so than websites.
Please follow the file ‘CAAL prep updated 2’ as a guide on how to structure this essay. This is important
