... to many conflicting opinions and views within the legal system. It is therefore necessary to attempt to define the other parameters which are included in said definition, such as a 'state.' This again like defining constitution has proved difficult but Max Weber a German political economist and sociologist defined a state in terms of the constitution: "The monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory," Which may include the armed forces, civil service or state bureaucracy, courts, and police.2 With this in mind by following the definition outlined in the Oxford Law dictionary the United Kingdom appears to have a constitution of sorts although not codified like the American Constitution of 1878 3, or the Constitution of the German Federal Republic of 1949 4. An important distinction can be drawn between codified and uncodified constitutions. Codified constitutions are largely written, centered around a single document incorporating key constitutional provisions ...

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