In approaching questions of constitutional change I have learned to be circumspect. It is now clear to me—as it was not even a few years ago—that it is entirely possible to find proponents for almost ...

The French National Assembly on Tuesday voted to introduce a “right to abortion” in the French Constitution, less than two weeks after thousands of French citizens participated in the Paris March for ...

Amidst all the debate surrounding the Magna Carta as its eight hundredth anniversary arrives, one of the most arresting points must surely be the simple fact that elements of it are still the law of ...

Under a written constitution all would have access to the political ‘rulebook’. Does the UK need a written constitution? Joshua Rozenberg said that he had been writing essays on the subject since his ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Leon Trotsky maintained that war is the locomotive of history, but for Linda Colley, it is the source of codified constitutions. In The Gun, the Ship and the Pen, a well-written contribution to global ...

Democratic Audit has been monitoring the workings of the uncodified UK constitution, through teams of scholars, lawyers and other experts, since 1992. Marcel Berlins writes (Writ large, February 18) ...

Far-right German MPs were unwise to protest against a new coronavirus law (Report, November 19). On the other hand, at least Germany actually has its Grundgesetz; always available to be draped in ...

In approaching questions of constitutional change I have learned to be circumspect. It is now clear to me—as it was not even a few years ago—that it is entirely possible to find proponents for almost ...

Appearing on The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4 Professor Sionadh Douglas-Scott was asked whether Britain should have a codified constitution. She said: “Yes I think it is time to consider it. Recent ...