La scrittura della (e nella) costituzione britannica. Riflessioni a margine del report della Commission on the UK’s Future

The writing of (and within) the British Constitution. Consideration about the report of the Commission on the UK’s Future

Abstract

According to the sixth chapter of the report of the Commission on the UK’s Future - Renewing the Purpose of the United Kingdom – the United Kingdom is witnessing a constitutional moment, due to the economic crisis and the loss of the trust of the people in democracy, requiring a wide constitutional reform. To this aim, the Brown commission suggests the adoption of a new constitutional statute – based on a strict pre-legislative scrutiny – introducing inter alia a catalogue of social rights. This paper provides for a comment of the proposed constitutional statute, with particular reference to some problematic issues concerning the sources of the UK political constitution and the effectiveness of social rights.

Keywords: Constitution; Constitutional laws; Social rights