Over the years many individuals have given various definitions as to what the British constitution is. However, it is quite simply documented as ‘uncodified’ which refers to the fact that the constitution is made up of many rules and regulations that have been derived from several sources however they are not on a single legal document which is the case with other countries such as the USA or Germany. As Hillarie Bennett once stated “A written constitution is one contained within a single document or a series of documents.” [ ] Large parts of the UK constitution are in fact written down, much of it in the laws passed in parliament, otherwise known as statute law.
There are many principles involved in the British constitution however one of the main and perhaps the most important of the principles surrounding it is parliamentary sovereignty which I will be discussing in this document. First of what is parliamentary sovereignty? The sovereignty of parliament – parliament and only parliament get to make laws and no one else. As dicey stated “The principle of Parliamentary sovereignty means neither more nor less than this, namely, that Parliament . . . has, under the English …show more content…
It was in this act that parliament made it abundantly clear that the law must be interpreted according to EU law; this meant that there was limitations put on parliamentary sovereignty. Upon implementing this act, it meant that parliament voluntarily gave effect to legal obligations and functions under the EU treaties within national law. It gave direct action to EU law, this meant that in the scenario where there may have been any complications between an act of the British Parliament and EU law, parliament would have to bow down to EU law. The European Court of Justice acted as a Supreme Court of Europe, translating EU law with judgements that were binding on all member
There are many principles involved in the British constitution however one of the main and perhaps the most important of the principles surrounding it is parliamentary sovereignty which I will be discussing in this document. First of what is parliamentary sovereignty? The sovereignty of parliament – parliament and only parliament get to make laws and no one else. As dicey stated “The principle of Parliamentary sovereignty means neither more nor less than this, namely, that Parliament . . . has, under the English …show more content…
It was in this act that parliament made it abundantly clear that the law must be interpreted according to EU law; this meant that there was limitations put on parliamentary sovereignty. Upon implementing this act, it meant that parliament voluntarily gave effect to legal obligations and functions under the EU treaties within national law. It gave direct action to EU law, this meant that in the scenario where there may have been any complications between an act of the British Parliament and EU law, parliament would have to bow down to EU law. The European Court of Justice acted as a Supreme Court of Europe, translating EU law with judgements that were binding on all member