TY - BOOK AU - Peter Leyland TI - The Constitution of the United Kingdom: A Contextual Analysis (Constitutional Systems of the World)  SN - 9781849469074  U1 - 342.41 PY - 2016///.  CY - United Kingdom PB - Hart Publishing N1 - UK constitution : context and history -- The sources of the constitution -- Constitutional principles -- The crown and the constitution -- Parliament -- Government and executive -- The constitutional role of the courts -- Devolution and local governance -- Conclusion : the UK constitution : facing the future N2 - This acclaimed book provides a topical and contextual outline of the principles,doctrines and institutions that underpin the United Kingdom constitution. The third edition of The Constitution of the United Kingdom has been comprehensively revised and updated to take account of recent constitutional developments and debates. This includes: the revised framework for devolution following the 2014 referendum in Scotland, the constitutional ramifications of the realignment of UK politics reflected in the result of the 2015 general election and the debate over the possible replacement of the Human Rights Act 1998 with a British Bill of Rights ER -