The Silence of Constitutions (Routledge Revivals)
Gaps, 'Abeyances' and Political Temperament in the Maintenance of Government
Published on 11. January 2013
190 pages
978-1-136-49845-9 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1989, Michael's Foley's book deals with the 'abeyances' present in both written and unwritten constitutions, arguing that these gaps in the explicitness of a constitution, and the various ways they are preserved, provide the means by which constitutional conflict is continually postponed. Abeyances are valuable, therefore, not in spite of their obscurity, but because of it.
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'Outstandingly subtle, important and well-argued' - Professor Bernard CrickMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
0,91 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-49845-9 (9781136498459)
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Michael Foley
The Silence of Constitutions (Routledge Revivals)
Gaps, 'Abeyances' and Political Temperament in the Maintenance of Government
Book
11/2012
1st Edition
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Michael Foley
The Silence of Constitutions (Routledge Revivals)
Gaps, 'Abeyances' and Political Temperament in the Maintenance of Government
Book
10/2011
1st Edition
Routledge
€217.50
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Person
Michael Foley
Content
Part 1; Chapter 1 The concept and practice of constitutional abeyances; Part 2; Chapter 2 Constitutional abeyances and crisis conditions: the early Stuart constitution; Chapter 3 Constitutional abeyances and crisis conditions: the imperial presidency; Chapter 4 Constitutional gaps and the arts of prerogative; Part 3; Chapter 5 The theory of abeyances and modern constitutional unsettlement in Britain and the United States;
