This paper reconsiders Persson and Tabellini’s (2003,2004) analysis of the causal effect of constitution type on government size, it addresses the concerns of Acemoglu( 2005) and makes some further refinements to argue that there is a qualitatively large, and statistically significant...

This paper argues for the centrality and fundamental indispensability of judicial power within ‘Westminster-model' constitutional systems. I seek to examine herein the interaction between judicial power and the executive and legislative branches of government, which – by virtue of their...