Parliamentary sovereignty

• 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