Constitution-Maker Selected writings of Sir Ivor Jennings /
edited by H. Kumarasingam
- United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- viii, 291p.; 24cm.
- Royal Historial Society Camden Fifth Series, Vol. 46. .
Introduction Part I. Ceylon: 1. 'Anecdotes of D. S.', c.1952 2. 'Notes on the formation of a new Government, March 1952' 3. Note on proposal to dismiss Sir John Kotelawala, 15 September 1952 4. 'The Queen of Ceylon', c.1953 5. Notes on the royal visit to Ceylon, 1954 Part II. Ethiopia: 6. Letter to the United Nations Commissioner in Eritrea, 3 December 1951 7. Letter to the United Nations Commissioner in Eritrea, 4 December 1951 Part III. Gibraltar: 8. 'Status of Gibraltar', c.1965 Part IV. Malaya: 9. The 'Malayan Saga': diary from the Reid Commission, 1956–7 10. 'Constitutional Changes Implicit in the Terms of Reference' of the Reid Commission, 23 August 1956 11. The State Constitutions, 31 August 1956 Part V. Malta: 12. 'The Malta Integration Bill', 16 November 1957 Part VI. Nepal: 13. Confidential note for the British Foreign Office on the framing of the new constitution of Nepal, undated 14. 'Explanatory memorandum on the Constitution of Nepal', c.1958 15. Confidential notes on Nepal, April 1958 Part VII. New Zealand: 16. Letter to the Governor-General of New Zealand, 2 November 1957 Part VIII. Pakistan: 17. 'The position in Pakistan', 29 October 1954 18. 'The political situation in Pakistan', c.1955 19. Kashmir Plan, 3 August 1955 Part IX. Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: 20. Opinion given to the Office of the High Commissioner for Rhodesia and Nyasaland working on behalf of the Monckton Commission, Rhodesia House, London, 23 July 1960 21. Diary from the London conference reviewing the Federation's Constitution, 1960–1 Part X. Singapore: 22. 'Singapore Chronicle' diary, 1956 23. 'Singapore Constitutional Conference post-mortem', c.1956 Part XI. South Africa: 24. 'The Union of South Africa as a republic', c.1960 Part XII. Sudan: 25. Diary: 'Sudan Visit, 1958' 26. 'The problem of the Southern provinces - some possible solutions', undated Part XIII. Constitution-Making and Political Observations: 27. 'Republicanism in Asia', undated 28. 'Constitutional issues in South Asia', undated 29. 'Some Asian prime ministers', undated 30. 'Constitution-making in Arcady', undated 31. 'Constitution-making', undated 32. 'Magna Carta and constitutionalism in the Commonwealth', undated Index.
Sir Ivor Jennings (1903–65), Downing Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge, was one of the twentieth century's most famous and significant constitutional scholars and the author of numerous well-known texts. Beyond his prestigious roles in Britain, Jennings was also very influential internationally as an advisor on constitutional questions during the 1950s and 1960s. This volume brings together for the first time previously unpublished letters, memoranda, diaries and confidential evaluations of constitutional issues, political elites and critical events in Ceylon, Ethiopia, India, Malta, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Rhodesia, Singapore, South Africa and Sudan. Also included are candid and forthright assessments on Britain's constitutional influence abroad and Jennings' direct experience of constitution-making. This collection sheds light not only on Jennings' work and influence, but also on British ideas about democracy and on institutions across the globe during the climactic era of decolonisation.
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