sources of uk constituion

• statute laws are laws passed by parliament examples- Human rights act 1998 and constitutional reform act 2005
• constitutional conventions are unwritten rules which are considered to be binding on all members of political community examples- Salisbury convention and collective cabinet responsibility
• common law - rules which have been passed down through various judgements in court cases examples- rules of parliamentary procedure and discipline
• authoritative works- explains the meanings and workings of the constitution they are taken as a clarification to define the constitution examples- Walters Bagehot's the English constitution 1867
• treaties- agreements with foreign nations that impact on the workings of the uk they are negotiated by the government but are subject to parliamentary approval examples- European convention on human rights