Concentration of power: too much power is concentrated into central government with few safety features that prevent arbitrary exercise of state power. Because the UK has Parliamentary sovereignty and an uncodified constitution, key aspects of the rule of law remain unprotected.

“However, it can be argued that The United Kingdom has an evolutionary system of government that adapts smoothly to changing social and political conditions, whereas a written constitution entrenching its institutions and rules would be less flexible and difficult to amend to deal with the complex situations and also a danger that it might ...

While the UK is not on the verge of revolution, it is arguable that recent constitutional reforms, such as devolution and the Human Rights Act, have challenged core principles of the UK constitution, and created a highly asymmetric constitutional structure which is more confusing and more unfair to such as extent that the UK would benefit from ...

THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST A WRITTEN CONSTITUTION FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM. Preface _____ This Part sets out the advantages and disadvantages of a written constitution for the UK, expressed in plain language and in rhetorical fashion. Many of the arguments overlap with one another and most are inter-related.

This page looks at the nature of the UK constitution compared to that of other countries, focusing on the pros and cons of having an ‘uncodified’ constitution. It also outlines the various sources of the UK constitution in statute, convention and the common law and gives an overview of how it has changed over time and what the key ...