United Kindom's Constitution

UNITED KINDOM’s CONSTITUTION

A constitution ia a set of rules which define the relationship between the various organs of governement and between the government and citizens of a country.Its purpouse is to set the parameters of a governamental power and the rights and duties of the citizens.Therefore ,the cinstitution of any individual country will determine the system of government in that country

Before we go on examine the nature of the British constitution it is important that you have a clear understanding of what is meant by the’organs’ or ‘institution’ of government.In this context we mean the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.In addition ,in the United Kingdom,,the monarch has an important constitutional role as head of state

Because the rules of a constitution are laws of fundamental importance ,it is not surprising that they are often embodied in a single written document.Thus,for example ,the Constitution of the United States was reducedto writing in 1787 and the document which comprises it( as subsenquently amended ) lays down the fundamental law of America today.Further the U.S. Constitution ,like many other written constitutions ,can not be altered easly constitutional amendment can only be carried if a very substantial majority ,bouth in Congress and the individual States,approve it .

Our constitution is just as important to us as the U.S.Constitution is to the Americans.Nevertheless,it is not ‘written ‘:that is to say,it has never been reduced to writing.Further ,since parliament is’sovereing’ it can’t without any special procedure ,and be simple Act,alther any law at anytime however fundamental it may seem to be .Althought ,therefore our courts have always been astute ,to saveguard the rights of the subject and althought certain legal remedies,such as habeas corpus are designed to protect him ,yet ,under our constitution,there are no guaranteed rights similar ti the fundamental liberties saveguarded by the U.S.Constitution