Parliamentary sovereignty

Cards (9)

  • Parliament has the complete authority to make or unmake any laws
  • Westminster parliament is the supreme law making authority in the UK
  • Westminister parliment
    • Supreme law making authority in the uk
    • Has the complete authority to make or unmake any law
  • A.V. Dicey: '"[NJ einer more nor was than this, namely, parliment thus defined has, under english constitution, the right make or unmake any law whatsoever; and, on further, that no Person or a body is recognised by the law of england as having the night to ovveride or set aside the legislation of parliment."'
  • Breaking it down
    1. Positive element - Parliment has the power to make and unmake any law they so chose
    2. Negative element - No person or body is recognised by the law to override or set aside the legislation of parliment
  • Parliament
    Has the complete authority to make or unmake any law
  • A.V. Dicey: '"Neither more nor less than this, namely, the Parliament thus defined has, under the English constitution, the right to make or unmake any law whatsoever; and, further, that no person or body is recognised by the law of England as having a right to override or set aside the legislation of Parliament."'
  • Parliament's power
    • Positive element: Parliament has the power to make and unmake any law
    • Negative element: No person or body is recognised by the law of England as having a right to override or set aside the legislation of Parliament
  • Parliament's power to make or unmake any law cannot be questioned