Delegating rights protection : the rise of bills of rights in the Westminster world / David Erdos.
"Delegating Rights Protection explores bill of rights outcomes in four "Westminster" countries - Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom - whose development exhibit an interesting combination of both commonality and difference. Comparative analysis of some thirty-six de...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
[2010]
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| Summary: | "Delegating Rights Protection explores bill of rights outcomes in four "Westminster" countries - Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom - whose development exhibit an interesting combination of both commonality and difference. Comparative analysis of some thirty-six democracies demonstrates that the historic absence of a bill of rights in Westminster countries is best explained by, firstly, the absence of a clear political transition and, secondly, their strong British constitutional heritage. "--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199557764 9780199557769 |