Parliamentary sovereignty

What is constitutional law? It the law that provides the framework of the state and establishes the state’s principal institutions for instance the parliament, government, courts and devolved legislatures and executives. The United Kingdom(UK) constitution consists of a plethora of sources. There are divided into legal, international legal and non legal. For instance, legislations, case law, royal prerogative, European Union(EU) law, constitutional conventions and academic writings. Firstly,…

As a British subject, the colonists were entitled to proper representation within the British Parliament. Under British rule, the colonists did not have a say in political decisions directly or indirectly; colonists were not represented. The British understanding was contrary to this, Thomas Whately later explaining that the colonists were given virtual representation. Virtual representation was characterized by Parliament being made up of every type of British property owner from the…

The ‘separation of powers’ is a doctrine that has caused much debate through the centuries, and although it is difficult to find its exact origins, it is possible to distinguish a basic separation of powers doctrine from the writings of Greek philosopher Aristotle. He remarked that a constitution must have three elements to be effective. The three are, first the deliberative, which discusses everything of common importance; second, the officials…; and third, the judicial element. The English…

main advantage of the rule is that it maintains the separation of power between the legislature and the judiciary by restricting the role of judges in law making. In addition it enables the prevention of power abuse and ensures that the parliamentary sovereignty is respected. However the criticism is that it will often lead to absurdity and unjust results like in the case of Whiteley v Chappell [1868] 4 LR QB 147 described before. As well as in the case of London & North Eastern Railway Co v…

The outburst of the First World War was an imperative analysis to Sweden’s military neutrality. Though members of the Swedish royalty, aristocracy and industry imputed military responsibility to the Central Powers while fearing a concerted attack across the Baltic Sea from the Russians, most of the population saw little advancement in entering the war, including Independent conservative Prime Minister, Hjalmar Hammarskjold, along with Social Democrat Hjalmar Branting, hence upholding a neutral…

Absolutism is a strong, centralized continental monarchy that attempted to make royal power dominant over the aristocracies and other regional authorities. Parliamentary Monarchy is a state which is led by a monarchy, but whose powers are shared with a national representative body. In England, the initial event in the formation of a parliamentary monarchy started with Queen Elizabeth I dying with no male heir to the throne. The crown was given to the first Stuart monarch, James VI. His son…

breached, all must be evenly balanced (Kirby 2006). Sovereignty of parliament and independence of the court are the two conventions that a paramount for governmental symbiosis, parliamentary sovereignty is democratic in nature, ‘the populous decides on’ (Wells 2006). The impression of a fair trial comes from the independence of the courts. Although interference is frowned upon from legislature to judiciary, the convention of parliaments sovereignty means that a judges decision can, essentially…

pro-democracy activists who are arrested and imprisoned. This shows that as a collective society, Morocco is moving closer and closer to democracy. Morocco has achieved great successes in the past 100 years. They regained their sovereignty from Spain and France, established a parliamentary monarchy and improved freedoms and liberties within its borders. Morocco is the only Mediterranean country with an Islamist government along with being the only Arab country to resurface from the Arab Spring…

In the last century, this has been a re-occurring trait, with coalition governments being very rare. The 1940-45 coalition between the Conservatives, who had a parliamentary majority, with the Labour and Liberal parties, is one such exception, but this was largely due to the fact that Britain was at war. The only example of a deviation from a concentration of executive power in one party in the post-war era is the…

New Zealand and Australia are two different countries on just opposite sides of the Tasman Sea. New Zealand can be characterized as having a moderately small population compared to many developed countries. Australia for example holds over five times the population of New Zealand. New Zealand’s small size makes it difficult for the country to have adequate domestic competition, making foreign competition very important to the domestic business market. New Zealand and Australia were originally…