http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/791a408c4f2ae291 https://verfassungsblog.de/executive-constitutional-oversight-uk/ The Executive’s Responsibility for the Constitution - “Stewardship”, the Plural Executive, and the Fragility of Institutions Yong, Ben eng 2025-03-31 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Constitutional Law Democratic Backsliding Großbritannien. Parliament. House of Lords Großbritannien. Prime Minister Unwritten Constitution democracy executive Großbritannien. Parliament. House of Lords Großbritannien. Prime Minister Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Who is responsible for safeguarding the constitution? Traditionally, constitutional lawyers have focused on the courts. But the alarming actions of Trump 2.0 and democratic backsliding across the world suggests we should think far more about the role of the executive. The UK House of Lords Constitution Committee (“the Committee”) has recently published a report on Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK constitution, which emphasizes institutions, in particular the civil service, as a solution the threats to constitutional governance posed but the executive. But this may be wishful thinking.