Book contents
- Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Systems
- Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Systems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on contributors
- Book part
- Introduction
- 1 Constitutional conventions
- 2 Law and convention
- 3 Executive conventions
- 4 Cabinet government
- 5 Caretaker conventions
- 6 Minority and multi-party government
- 7 Parliament
- 8 Upper houses
- 9 The United Kingdom
- 10 Canada
- 11 Australia
- 12 New Zealand
- 13 Codifying conventions
- 14 Constitutional reform
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
8 - Upper houses
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2015
Book contents
- Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Systems
- Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Systems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on contributors
- Book part
- Introduction
- 1 Constitutional conventions
- 2 Law and convention
- 3 Executive conventions
- 4 Cabinet government
- 5 Caretaker conventions
- 6 Minority and multi-party government
- 7 Parliament
- 8 Upper houses
- 9 The United Kingdom
- 10 Canada
- 11 Australia
- 12 New Zealand
- 13 Codifying conventions
- 14 Constitutional reform
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
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- Constitutional Conventions in Westminster SystemsControversies, Changes and Challenges, pp. 157 - 172Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015
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