Series: Constitutional Systems of the World

This book examines New Zealand’s constitution through the lens of constitutional realism. It looks at the practices, habits, conventions, and norms of constitutional life. It focuses on the structures, processes, and culture that govern the exercise of public power—a perspective that is necessary to explore and account for a lived, rather than textual, constitution. New Zealand’s constitution is unique. One...

Consistently with the aims of the series, the book canvasses the Australian constitutional system in a way that explains its form and operation, provides a critical evaluation of it, and conveys a sense of the contemporary national debate. The chapters deal with the foundations of Australian constitutionalism, its history from the time of European settlement, the nature of the Australian...

Praise for the previous editions “[A] slim guide to the constitution of the United Kingdom that is both highly readable and impressively thorough. It deserves a place on undergraduate reading lists … [students] will certainly find it worth their while” Cambridge Law Journal “[The] written style is admirably clear, conversational and free from jargon … It will be of immense...

The Constitution of the United Kingdom by Peter Leyland is praised for its clear, conversational style, free from jargon. As noted by Times Higher Education, it is "of immense interest to anybody with a general interest in UK law, politics and history". This engaging, authoritative text has, since its very first edition, maintained its position as the market-leading introduction to...