Tag: Aileen Kavanagh

The British sense of reserve has much to commend it, but it would be difficult to codify in a constitution

The British sense of reserve has much to commend it, but it would be difficult to codify in a constitution

The separation of powers is a fundamental feature of many written constitutions, but few of them incorporate the supportive principle of institutional self-restraint. In this post, Dr Aileen Kavanagh discusses how the British sense of reserve might inform such a principle and considers the implications of including this value in a proposed UK written constitution. Similar PostsInterview: Richard […]