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The UK’s Unwritten Constitution: Is It Worth the Paper It’s (Not) Written On?

Professor Clive Stafford Smith JD OBE · Gresham College

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About

This lecture looks at the power given to advocates in a country with a constitutional structure, like the US. It examines how this empowerment allows them success against even heads of state, and contrasts this with the difficulties faced by lawyers working in nations without constitutions, like Britain.

Lectures

  1. Human Rights Law: Bringing Power to the Powerless 2024-09-19 · Audio
  2. The US Constitution: A Catalogue of Complaints about Britain 2024-11-07 · Audio
  3. Writing a British Constitution 2025-01-09 · Audio
  4. Is the First Amendment the Greatest Right of All? 2025-02-27 · Audio
  5. What Rights and Duties are Missing from the U.S. Constitution? 2025-04-10 · YouTube
  6. Taking the Constitution into the Classroom 2025-05-22 · Audio

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Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Clive Stafford Smith JD OBE
Year
2024
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, Law
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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