Coffey, Donal
(2020)
Constitutional law and empire in interwar Britain: universities, liberty, nationality and parliamentary supremacy.
Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 71 (2).
pp. 193-209.
ISSN 0029-3105
Abstract
This article examines the influence of imperial law, law outside the UK but within the British Empire, on
the development of British constitutional law in the interwar period. It first looks at public law within the
universities. Four foundational textbooks in British public law are then analysed to assess the extent to
which the academic exposition of constitutional law was influenced by imperial law. The influence of
imperial law on the areas of liberty/habeas corpus and citizenship is then considered. The article
concludes by re-examining the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy and argues that Dicey accepted a variant
of the ‘manner and form’ objection in the final edition of his textbook completed before his death.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Additional Information: |
Cite as: Donal K. Coffey, Constitutional Law and Empire in Interwar Britain: Universities, Liberty, Nationality and Parliamentary Supremacy, 71 N. IR. LEGAL Q. 193 (2020). |
| Keywords: |
imperial history; constitutional law; constitutional history; legal history;
British history; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Law |
| Item ID: |
15626 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v71i2.316 |
| Depositing User: |
Donal Coffey
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| Date Deposited: |
07 Mar 2022 16:10 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly |
| Publisher: |
School of Law, Queen's University Belfast |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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