What are Constitutional Conventions?
Channel: Lindsay Stirton
Date: 2020-09-09

Introductory video on constitutional conventions. Looks at the example of the convention that Her Majesty appoints as Prime Minister the person best placed to command a majority in the House of Commons. Examines why constitutional actors (usually) follow convention and why (sometimes) they don't. 

The source for Nick Barber's interpretation of 'constitutional hardball' is a post on Oxford Human Rights Hub's blog. See: https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/playing-hardball-with-the-queen/

Originally made for students studying Public Law at the University of Sussex.

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