| ID | 084487 |
| Title Proper | Citizenship and the Constitution |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lester, Anthony |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The status of "British subjects", the relationship between the individual and the State, and the concept of "rights" and "liberties" are relevant to the current political debate about "British identity", citizenship, "multiculturalism", a "British Bill of Rights", and whether there is now a need for a written constitution. This article describes the confused contemporary understanding of what is meant by "British" citizenship and analyses the parallel developments of citizenship and our constitutional arrangements. The Human Rights Act, devolution and Gordon Brown's proposed constitutional renewal are important steps in setting out the ideas and principles that bind us together as a nation. Together with a coherent definition of the rights and obligations of British citizenship, constitutional reform would achieve a stronger sense of what it means to be British today. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol. 79, No. 3 ;Sep 2008 :p388-403 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly Vol. 79, No. 3 ;Sep 2008 :p388-403 |
| Key Words | Constitutional Reform ; Citizenship ; Human Rights Act ; Devolution |