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Rights amp The Ideal Constitution Jonathan Sumption The Reith Lectures 15 June 2019
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Jonathan Sumption assesses the US and UK’s constitutional models. He describes Britain's unwritten constitution as a political institution. The US Constitution is by contrast essentially a legal document. • This has led Americans to address what should be political questions – such as the right to abortion – via the courts, rather than through politics. • Britain, Lord Sumption argues, should learn from the United States be careful about which rights should be put beyond democratic choice. • Law's Expanding Empire • Jonathan Sumption, 21 May 2019 • • Law's Expanding Empire, Jonathan Sump... • In Praise Of Politics • Jonathan Sumption, 1 June 2019 • • In Praise Of Politics, Jonathan Sumpt... • Human Rights Wrongs • Jonathan Sumption, 8 June 2019 • • Human Rights Wrongs, Jonathan Sumpt... • Rights The Ideal Constitution • Jonathan Sumption, 15 June 2019 • Shifting The Foundations • Jonathan Sumption, 22 Jun 2019 • • Shifting The Foundations, Jonathan Su... • The programme is recorded in front of an audience at George Washington University in Washington DC. • This Reith Lecture is: • presented and chaired by Anita Anand • produced by Jim Frank • Editor: Hugh Levinson • The Reith Lectures were inaugurated in 1948 by the BBC to mark the historic contribution made to public service broadcasting by Sir John (later Lord) Reith, the corporation's first Director-General. • #JonathanSumption
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