Rodney Brazier MVO, LLD, FRHistS (born 1946) is emeritus professor of constitutional law at the University of Manchester and a

barrister A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching law and ...

and an emeritus bencher of

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. His expertise on the

British constitution The constitution of the United Kingdom or British constitution comprises the written and unwritten arrangements that establish the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a political body. Unlike in most countries, no attempt ...

has been provided to various

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and investigations, while he has written and co-written a wide range of books and articles on constitutional topics. Rodney was appointed

Member of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...

(MVO) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to constitutional law. Rodney is married to

Margaret Brazier Margaret Rosetta "Margot" Brazier is a professor at the University of Manchester's School of Law. Margaret is married to Rodney Brazier, a professor of constitutional law also at the University of Manchester. Academic work Brazier researches leg ...

, an emeritus professor specialising in medical ethics also at the University of Manchester.

Publications

Books

*Constitutional Practice (Oxford University Press, Third Edition,1999) *Constitutional Reform (Oxford University Press, Third Edition, 2008) *Constitutional and Administrative Law, with Stanley Alexander de Smith (Oxford University Press, Eighth Edition, 1998) *Ministers of the Crown (Oxford University Press, 1997) *Constitutional Texts: Materials on Government and the Constitution (Oxford University Press, 1990)

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British barristers Living people Members of the Royal Victorian Order 1946 births {{UK-law-bio-stub