1.1.2 Nature of the UK constitution

• The UK constitution is uncodified, unentrenched, unitary and based on the twin pillars
• The UK constitution is uncodified as it isn't written down in one single document but it is drawn from different sources
• The UK constitution is unentrenched as there is no protection for it as it can be easily changed by a single act of parliament
• The UK constitution is unitary because all power is centralised and resides in parliament
• Twin pillars

  1. Rule of law
  2. Parliament is sovereign
• The rule of law means that law passed by parliament applies equally to everyone
• Parliament sovereignty is based on a number of principles:

  • Parliament can make law on any topic
  • No parliament can be bound by its predecessors/ successors
  • Parliamentary law is supreme