British constitutional law is an area of
uncodified law and
statutes that regulates relationship of the power of the and privileges of the
monarchy, the houses of
Parliament and the English
courts system which include the
common law courts, the courts of
chancery, the
ecclesiastical courts, the
admiralty courts ,as well as many other English and Scottish courts and administrative tribunals. While it is said that United Kingdom's
constitution is unwritten, it is, in fact, partly made up of many documents include such well known texts as the
Magna Carta, the
Bill of Rights, and the
Statute of Westminster.
However, it is not always evident how these documents interact as they encompass centuries of history. As well, much of British constitutional law also relies upon the royal prerogatives, unwritten constitutional conventions and other customs; thus the constitutional law of Great Britain and countries that were once colonies of the British Empire may have to have be understood from the case law that throws perspective on these many elements.
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