{"product_id":"albert-venn-dicey-9781108958172","title":"Albert Venn Dicey","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat are the limits to parliamentary sovereignty? When should the people be able to vote directly on public issues? The constitutional theorist Albert Venn Dicey (18351922) was a cogent advocate of the referendum. This volume collects his writings on this theme for the first time, exploring their implications for our biggest debates today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The balance of classes (1867); 2. Democracy in Switzerland (1890); 3. Ought the referendum to be introduced into England? (1890); 4. The defence of the union (1892); 5. The referendum (1894); 6. Will the form of parliamentary government be permanent? (1899); 7. The referendum and its critics (1910); 8. The Parliament Act, 1911, and the destruction of all constitutional safeguards (1912); 9. Development during the last thirty years of new constitutional ideas (extract from the introduction to the eighth edition of introduction to the study of the law of the constitution, 1915).","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019433509207,"sku":"9781108958172","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108958172.jpg?v=1750780255","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/albert-venn-dicey-9781108958172","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}