... of the state, and regulates the relations of the various state organs to one another and to the private citizen. In short, it stipulates the structures and powers of government and between government and the citizen" (Jones et al. 1994, 279). Both the United States and the United Kingdom have constitutions but "expressed in purely formal terms, there is very little ... in a single written document. In contrast to this the British constitution is not written in a single document, however it does have a constitution in the sense of a set of rules, customs and understandings which, empowe...

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