Parliament of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is referred to having an unwritten constitution, but that is not strictly true. This may not refer in one single text, such as Germany or USA, but large parts are written down with much of it in the laws passed in parliament, these are called constitutional statue. According to Lord Justice Laws in the case Thoburn v Sunderland City Council this is an act witch either the conditions the legal relationship between the individual and the state in some way or enlarges or…

The constitution of the United Kingdom has long been a source for debate due to the fact that unlike many other nations the United Kingdom keeps no single constitutional document and instead has an uncodified constitution comprising mainly of Acts of Parliament, court judgments and conventions. The need for a codified constitution never arose in the United Kingdom as the country has been stable for too long, its democracy has developed over a long period of time rather than through a revolution.…

In the United Kingdom, judicial review of legislation passed by parliament is not present in most cases. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is not extremely strong due to the sovereignty of Parliament (Essays, 2013). The Supreme Court can, however, rule on laws that go against human rights or the European Union (Essays, 2013). In Germany, judicial review…

Thus, in 1893, the Second Irish Home Rule Bill was presented to Parliament. This second bill, provided for the retention of a reduced Irish membership at Westminster (Taylor, 779). A time of stifled silence came as the Liberals once again lost control of the government and Conservatives again reigned. Fast forwarding to 1906, the Liberals retake power to be met with a languished cause of Home Rule circulating the United…

However, the United Kingdom has throughout its tenure in the European Economic Community and European Union maintained certain level of autonomy from Continental Europe. For example, the United Kingdom has chosen to opt out of both the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Schengen Area. Nonetheless, the most notable British exemption from the rest of European Union is its absence from the Eurozone. Of the EU nation’s currently not in the Eurozone only Denmark and the…

numerical majority of its members. The United Kingdom is defined as a majoritarian government through its strengths and rightfully so, however there are various limitations that affect this label and make it seem more of a consensus democracy at times. Whether or not the United Kingdom is a truly majoritarian government is up for debate. Certain things limit the United Kingdom from being a completely majoritarian government such as the Fixed-terms Parliament Act of 2011. According to the…

To what extend was Oliver Cromwell successful in the battle of Naseby in 1645 Oliver Cromwell was an English soldier and also statesman that was born in April 25, 1599 in Huntingdon, United Kingdom and died in September 3, 1658 in London. This important English man was elected to be parliament, which is the legislature of Great Britain two different years, 1628 at the age of 29 and 1640 at the age of 41. Two years after, in 1642 he helped organize armed forces right after when the civil war…

New Zealanders are affected on a daily basis by the decisions the government makes. These decisions are made through a particular protocol that occurs within our parliamentary system (New Zealand Parliament 2014). This parliamentary system is embodied in constitutional law, and as a formal legal structure, it displays information in regards to the relationship between the three main branches of government. These three main branches are the judiciary (applies, sometimes makes law), the executive…

Separation of Powers is designed to ensure that power is distributed fairly between institutions within the government. Today, there is much speculation about the amount (if any) of checks and balances made in the process of enacting and Act of Parliament. “The present constitution as it has evolved in recent times has become one of ‘elective dictatorship’, lacking separation in powers between executive, legislature and judiciary, and a system of checks and balances on ministers in office”. A…

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. Although Queen Elizabeth II has been the country’s Head of State since 1952, the “royal prerogative” of the monarchy has been progressively reduced in past centuries after events such as the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1832. The monarch must still “appoint” a new Prime Minister after a general election and approve the enactment of all legislation, but…