This book provides a complement to Dicey's The Law of the Constitution.

" Albert Venn Dicey (1835-1922) was Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford University from 1882 to 1909.

This timely modern edition brings together Dicey's sophisticated and intricate writings on the referendum, and it covers his attempts to construct a credible theory of democracy on a new intellectual and institutional basis.

Dicey's meticulous research and compelling arguments make this book essential reading for anyone interested in British constitutional history and the complexities of the Home Rule debate.