What are the limits to parliamentary sovereignty? When should the people be able to vote directly on public issues? The constitutional theorist Albert Venn Dicey (1835-1922) was a cogent advocate of the referendum. This volume collects his writings on this theme for the first time, exploring their implications for our biggest debates today.

"Nineteenth-century politics and political theory, with implications for our biggest debates today: what are the limits to parliamentary sovereignty? When should the people be able to vote directly on issues? The thoughts of England's greatest constitutionalist, AV Dicey, on this crucial subject are presented for a modern audience"--