Martin Loughlin
Author of The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction
About the Author
Martin Loughlin is Professor of Public Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Works by Martin Loughlin
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- Birthdate
- 1954
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Occupations
- legal scholar
university professor - Organizations
- London School of Economics
- Awards and honors
- FBA, 2011
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…. And also that the US idea of law is in some ways more like France than the UK, which some of the Founders at least believed, and which I never understood. Actually arguably in conservatism-izing the US Constitution—as much as we call it the American Revolution, we tend to think of it as the American Anti-Revolution—the conservatives have made the Constitution more British and less American. Though I suppose the way that the British do things with the traditional constitution is how the world in general used to do things, and not only in Europe.
…. I wonder how it will be for our friends the British in the future. I wonder how much a constitution changes daily life, and how much it’s like the character of the people.
…. And, you know, the British can be funny. Inglaterra es diferente. England is different. 🇪🇸 whoops! Wrong one! 😸… (more)