The idea was pioneered by the United States, the first modern democracy with a written constitution.
Mr Benn's Commonwealth of Britain Bill - introduced in 1991, was the last attempt to legislate a written constitution.
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Ms Gavison argues that no other court in the world has simply given itself such powers without a written constitution.
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The clarity of a written constitution may give America an advantage over many European countries, where unwritten custom has more sway.
They will need to have a written constitution and a governing body, composed of a nurse, lay people and a hospital specialist.
After the interminable rows that marred the EU summit in Nice in 2000, it was realised that the expanding Union needed a written constitution.
Whether the European Union will be able to do any of the things a written constitution should have done is a question which remains open.
Continental politicos should, but probably won't, think about how to devise procedures and institutions to give people real powers that are protected by a written constitution.
The Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, writes in the Observer today that Britain needs a written constitution - a document that formally limits the power of politicians and enshrines the supremacy of the citizen.
Labour had looked at having a Bill of Rights and Responsibilities as the basis of a written constitution - the then Justice Secretary Jack Straw believed a written statement of "common values" would help social cohesion.
The concept of civic duty has been used by those in favour of creating a written constitution for the UK - the argument being that if you know what's expected of you by society, you're more likely to do it.
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The paper notes that there would ultimately be a written constitution in an independent Scotland but that a constitutional platform, covering such matters as finance, the law and international agreements, would be needed in the interim to enable Holyrood to operate independently.
But, as I've explained to you before, Nigel, the United States, unlike the United Kingdom, has a written Constitution, and even people who do not consider themselves strict constructionists agree that there is no provision in the Constitution for wishing a President away.
Leaders on both sides of the independence debate have clashed over plans for a written Scottish constitution.
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Under an interim constitutional declaration, the military council retains the power to make laws and budget decisions until a new constitution is written and a new parliament elected.
Cagaptay agrees that as a new constitution is written in Turkey, the Kurdish issue must be tackled.
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Are we willing to contemplate expanding the Governing Council, changing its nature, before a constitution is written?
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Even if a deal has been reached this time around, the issue will flare up again when a permanent constitution is written.
Under an interim constitutional declaration, the military council said it retains the power to make laws and budget decisions until a new constitution is written and a new parliament is elected.
After winning numerous elections since his party first swept to power in 2002, Erdogan appears to have a popular mandate under Turkey's constitution, which was written by a military junta in the 1980s.
In letters addressed to Mr Obama, Britain's David Cameron and other leaders of the European Union, they have outlined plans for a new constitution to be written while a post-Saleh provisional government runs the country.
Under an interim constitutional declaration released Monday by the military council, the military council retains the power to make laws and budget decisions for the country until a new constitution can be written and a new parliament elected.
The voters rejected, in the same referendum, a new preamble for the constitution written by him which would have given constitutional recognition to indigenous Australians for the first time.
The draft constitution, written by a committee of experts after extensive public consultation, is popular.
The first came last autumn when the AKP was trying to patch together a new constitution to replace the one written by the generals in the 1980s.
Nevertheless, some of Mr Bush's fellow Republicans in Congress propose having a ban on gay marriage written into the constitution, just to be sure, and Mr Bush is thinking of backing them.
Vatican officials explained that the change was partly due to the fact that the church constitution was written principally for a conclave following the death of a pope, rather than a resignation.
But with a peace to be won and constitution to be written, for which political consensus is required, these are not normal times.
Supreme Court candidates obviously must be intelligent and well-qualified, but they also should have a demonstrated record of commitment to the law and the Constitution as written.
Secondly, this country has a constitution, which is one of the most modern constitutions ever written in the Middle East.
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