Sources of the UK Constitution

The Constitution of the United Kingdom

In this course, Dr Matthew Cole (University of Birmingham) explores the British constitution. In the first module, we think about the four sources of the British constitution – legislation, conventions, treaties and authoritative works – as well as the flexibility of the constitution compared to other, fully codified constitutions. In the second and third modules, we think about some of the advantages and disadvantages of the British constitution being in the form that it is, before turning in the fourth and final module to think about some of the ways in which the British constitution has changed in the last thirty years.

Sources of the UK Constitution

In this module, we think about the four sources of the British constitution – legislation, conventions, treaties and authoritative works – as well as the flexibility of the British constitution compared to the US Constitution.