John Allison is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.

'… a deeply impressive piece of legal scholarship. The depth of research is striking when dealing with topics more usually found in legal history books and the strength of analysis on topics of constitutional theory is both extraordinarily lucid and consistent.' The Law Quarterly Review

• 1. Introduction; 2. A historical constitutional approach; 3. The crown: evolution through institutional change and conservation; 4. The separation of powers as a customary practice; 5. Parliamentary sovereignty and the European Community: the economy of the common law; 6. The brief rule of a controlling common law; 7. Dicey's progressive and reactionary rule of law; 8. Beyond Dicey; 9. Conclusion and implications.

John Allison is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.

'… a deeply impressive piece of legal scholarship. The depth of research is striking when dealing with topics more usually found in legal history books and the strength of analysis on topics of constitutional theory is both extraordinarily lucid and consistent.' The Law Quarterly Review

• 1. Introduction; 2. A historical constitutional approach; 3. The crown: evolution through institutional change and conservation; 4. The separation of powers as a customary practice; 5. Parliamentary sovereignty and the European Community: the economy of the common law; 6. The brief rule of a controlling common law; 7. Dicey's progressive and reactionary rule of law; 8. Beyond Dicey; 9. Conclusion and implications.

John Allison is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.

'… a deeply impressive piece of legal scholarship. The depth of research is striking when dealing with topics more usually found in legal history books and the strength of analysis on topics of constitutional theory is both extraordinarily lucid and consistent.' The Law Quarterly Review

• 1. Introduction; 2. A historical constitutional approach; 3. The crown: evolution through institutional change and conservation; 4. The separation of powers as a customary practice; 5. Parliamentary sovereignty and the European Community: the economy of the common law; 6. The brief rule of a controlling common law; 7. Dicey's progressive and reactionary rule of law; 8. Beyond Dicey; 9. Conclusion and implications.