Statutelaw: this is law made by Parliament, and is one of the mostimportantsources of the UK constitution, as statute law overrides other laws, (EU laws excepted) due to the principle of parliamentary sovereignty. Examples would be the European CommunityAct of 1972, and the HumanRightsAct of 1998.
Common law
Judge-made law - laws based on precedent and tradition
Deciding on the legality of a case
Judges will use previous decisions on similar cases
Conventions
Non-legal established rules of conduct and behaviour - what is 'expected'
Conventions
Monarch granting Royal Assent to each bill passed by Parliament
Appointment of the Prime Minister (the leader of the Commons' largest party)
Collective responsibility (all government ministers openly support all government policy)
Works of authority
Works written by scholars seen as experts in the constitution - they outline what is 'correct' for the UK constitution
Works of authority
Bagehot's The English Constitution (1867)
Dicey's An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution (1885)
EU laws/treaties
The UK is subject to European laws and treaties, and will remain so until formally exiting the EU
EU laws/treaties
Sometimes come into conflict with UK law, so questioning parliamentary sovereignty
