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    UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LEGAL

    STUDIES
    DEPARTMENT OF LAW
    BALLB
    Subject Name: Political Science
    Code- HPT-254
    From: Dr. Priya Saroj( Asst. Prof.)

    THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION


    DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER
    British
    Constitution
    Course Outcome
    CO Title Level
    Number

    CO1 PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE INFORMATION Remember


    regarding British Constitution  
    CO2 BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE Rule of Law in England Understand
     
    CO3 BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE British Traditions Understand

    CO4 WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY Understand


    SYSTEM IN ENGLAND  

    CO5 BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM OF Remember


    ENGLAND   https://upload.wikimedia.org
    BRITISH CONSTITUTION

    SALIENT FEATURES OF THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION


    •Oldest Constitution
    •Unwritten Constitution
    •Evolved Constitution
    •Flexible Constitution
    • Parliamentary Form of Government
    •Limited Hereditary Monarchy
    •Supremacy of Government
    •Bi-Cameral Legislature
    •Unitary Government
    •Provision of independent supreme court

    3
    BRITISH CONSTITUTION

    Features of British Constitution

    •Rule of Law
    •Mixed Government
    •Gap between theory and practice
    •Bi-Party System
    •Conventions based Constitution
    •Principle of check and balances

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    Central Government The House of Lords

    Dates from the 14th century


    Currently has around 730 members
    Also in the Palace of Westminster

    You have to be a Lord or a Baroness to


    be in the House of Lords
    There are four different types of
    Lords:
    – Life Peers
    – Law Lords
    – Bishops and archbishops
    – Elected hereditary peers

    5
    Central Government The House of Lords – Life peers
    •Lords for their lifetimes only – no salary.
    • Cannot pass their title to their children.
    • Appointed by the Queen on the advice of the
    Prime Minister.
    •Currently around 600

    6
    Central Government The House of Lords – Law
    Lords
    •Salaried full-time senior judges.
    •Appointed by the Independent Judicial
    Appointments Board.
    • Can only be up to 12. • Also called ‘Lords of
    Appeal in Ordinary’.
    • They make ‘rulings’ that affect the whole
    country.

    7
    Central Government The House of Lords – Bishops
    and archbishops

    •Around 25 .
    •They represent the Church of England.
    •They pass their title onto the next most senior bishop when
    they retire.

    8
    Central Government The House of Lords – Law
    Lords

    •Salaried full-time senior judges.


    •Appointed by the Independent Judicial Appointments Board.
    • Can only be up to 12. • Also called ‘Lords of Appeal in
    Ordinary’.
    • They make ‘rulings’ that affect the whole country.

    9
    Assessment Pattern

    • Discuss the Role of Traditions of British Culture.


    • Discuss the various features of British Constitution.
    • Elaborate the main features of Parliamentary System.
    • Analyse the various sources of British Constitution.

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    APPLICATIONS

    • Students will have better understanding of British Constitution.


    • Students will be acquainted with the knowledge of Traditions, Rule of Law and main Sources of British Constitution.

    12
    REFERENCES

    • Comparative Political Systems and International Politics- J.S. Badyal


    • World Constitutions-Vishnu Bhagwan&VidyaBhushan/ Sterling Publication
    • Constitutions of the World-M.V. Pylee/ Universal Publication
    • Major Contemporary Constitutional Systems-K.R. Bombwall/ Modern Publications Walter Bagehot

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    THANK YOU

    For queries
    Email: subject_code_2019@gmail.com

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