Member of Parliament

accordance with the principles of parliamentary government. These principles consist of a set of institutions and behaviour patterns that give an important task to political parties. A parliamentary election is an election to select the members of a national parliament . Elections are essential for representative governments in Europe. The two European countries that I have selected for my project are Spain and Denmark. Denmark along with four other countries; Sweden, Norway, Finland and…

Leases over 3years must be registered with land register but a licence is terminated whenever requested by the owner. Unless a tenant has exclusive possession there is no lease but a mere licence. This can be shown in the case Street v Mountford [1985], where Ms Wendy Mountford had concluded an agreement with the landlord for exclusive residential occupation (of…

this, problem-solving capacity may be weakened. (Börzel, Hosli 2003, 196) The supporters of federalism say that EU should move towards a German model of cooperative federalism, where the Council of the EU would develop a second chamber with the Parliament of the EU and EP would get an equal position with the Council in the EU processes. If the composition of the Council is elected through the citizens of Europe, then it can be said it's like a „true government“. (Börzel, Hosli 2003, 192) There…

Authoritarianism Disguised as Asian Democracy: The Effect of Single Party Dominance on Malaysia and Singapore’s Political System In our current political landscape, most democracies achieve political legitimacy from a popular belief in an effective government. This relationship between legitimacy and democracy lies in the acknowledgement of key democratic features like representative elections, a multi-party system, citizen rule, limitations on lawmakers, respect for minority rights, etc.…

endeavoured to improve her student experience by expressing her concerns. I contacted the accommodation office on her behalf and voiced her wish to have a room-mate. Additionally, after speaking to society-members and distinguishing university societies which strive to facilitate real friendships between members, I provided the student with a comprehensive list of activities matching her interests. She eventually joined the Harry Potter and the Chocolate…

Interest groups that present large industries, in particular, have the unfair advantage of being able to use financial incentives to lure members of the European Union to address their prominent issues (Moravcsik 1998, Eisling 2011). These incentives tend to come in the form of campaign contributions but it seems there is always a fine line between this and bribery. Because of this, interest…

There are many similarities and differences between the two prominent far-right parties in France and the United Kingdom. Immigration reform, Euroscepticism, long-term leadership, and dramatic recent European Parliamentary election success are the most significant ties between the two, and foreign relations, success in local elections, election structure, and historical background being the most significant differences. Who their supporters are and what the parties are pushing link the two as…

Euroculture: Political and Legal Perspectives Assignment I Ziya Mert Karakaş The EU is a complex supranational entity. It is not a state or a federation and it is difficult to classify. So are the questions whether the Union has attributes of each, and if yes, what are them. The democracy, in the modern times, is a fundamental part of the state functioning and is…

argued, Parliament can make or unmake any law; and, secondly, no person or body can legislate on behalf of Parliament. The first limb of this definition entails that no Parliament can bind its successors, and that where two Acts of Parliament cover the same subject matter, the later Act will impliedly repeal the earlier (the doctrine of implied repeal). Implicit in the second limb of Dicey’s definition is an important institutional dimension to the doctrine of PS. Once Parliament has…

In 1707 the Acts of Union were approved by the Westminster Parliament and by the Parliament of Scotland. With the Acts of Union, England and Scotland were declared united ‘by the Name of Great Britain’. Scots law is a legal system which includes elements of civil law and common law. Scots law is based on several sources of law: the legislation or statute law, a written enactment of legal rules passed by the Parliament; the common law: judicial precedent, institutional writings and custom.…