This post addresses the legal status of the Principality of Wales and of the Prince of Wales.
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Sunday 20 November 2011
The counties of Lancashire
Legally speaking, "Lancashire" (or "the county of Lancaster") can mean any one of four distinct entities:
- The non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, as defined by the Local Government Act 1972 (Sch. 1, Part II).
- The ceremonial county of Lancashire, as defined by the Lieutenancies Act 1997.
- The county palatine of Lancashire, as first created in 1351 (and subsequently reconstituted).
- The Duchy of Lancaster, as first created in 1343 or 1351 (and subsequently reconstituted).
Maitland on the monarchy and the Glorious Revolution
From F.W.Maitland, The Constitutional History of England:
Labels:
constitutional principles,
history,
monarchy
Saturday 19 November 2011
The constitutional status of Northern Ireland
I don't propose to go through the long history of British rule of Ireland. Suffice it to quote Sir William Blackstone on the situation that pertained in his day, in the mid-18th century:
Friday 11 November 2011
The day the British state abolished hell
New post on my religion blog about a strange episode in the history of the established Church of England.
Labels:
cases,
Church of England,
history,
Privy Council,
religion
Tuesday 1 November 2011
The privileges of Parliament
In this post, I want to look at the particular privileges attaching to Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. These can be summed up under three broad headings.
Labels:
history,
Parliament,
parliamentary sovereignty,
statutes
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