Hidayatullah National Law University

Paper- IV: (Major Political Systems in the World)

Course Teacher(s): Dr. B. K. Mahakul/Dr. Anita Samal

1. The Constitution of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

 Growth of the British Constitutional System
 Sources of the British Constitution
 Salient Features of the British Constitution
 The British Executive: The Crown and the Cabinet
 The British Parliament
 British Judiciary
 Political Parties
2. The Constitution of United States of America
 Salient Features of the American Constitution
 The American Federalism
 The American Presidency
 The Congress
 The Senate
 The Federal Judiciary
 Political Parties
3. The Constitution of Switzerland
 Salient Features of the Swiss Constitution
 The Federal Legislature
 The Federal Executive
 Federal Judiciary
 Direct Democracy in Switzerland
 Political Parties in Switzerland
4. The Constitution of Japan
 Growth and Evolution of Japanese Constitution
 Salient Features of the Current Japanese Constitution
 Japanese Executive: The Emperor and the Cabinet
 The Diet
 The Judiciary
 Political Parties
5. The Constitution of People’s Republic of China
 Main Features of the New Constitution of China
 The Chinese State
 The Executive
 The Legislature
 The Judiciary
 The Rights and Duties of People
 The Communist Party of China
Suggested Readings:

Vishnoo Bhagwan & Vidya Bhushan - World Constitutions, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi.
Rajni Goyal – Major Constitutions (UK, UISA, Switzerland, Japan and China), Galgotia
Publications, New Delhi
J. Bloridel- Comparative Legislature, Englewood Clibbs NJ, Prentice Hall, 1973
J. Bryce- Modern Democracies Vol.2, New York, Macmillan.
A. V. Dicey – Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution: London, Macmillan
H.Finer- Theory and Practice & Modern Government
J.Flammang- American Politics in a Changing World Pacific Groove California Brooks
Cole.
E.S.Griffith- The American System of Government London, Methuen.
H.C.Huiton- An Introduction to Chinese Politics, London, David and Charles.
R.Maddex- Constitutions of the World. Washington DC and London, CQ Press.
S.L.Kaushik and Rama Patnayak - Modern Governments and Political System- Mittal
Publications. New Delhi.
Roy C. Macridis- Modern Political System- Pearson.
K.C.Wheare- Federal Government Oxford University Press.
Turpin, Colin, Tomkins, Adam- British Government and the Constitution: Text and
Materials, Cambridge University Press.
Bogdanor, Vernon- The monarchy and the constitution, Oxford University Press.
Robert A.Dahl- How Democratic is the American Constitution Yale University Press.
H.J.Laski- Parliamentary Government in England.