Question: 'The traditional doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty can no longer be regarded as an immutable part of UK constitutional law.'
Discuss.
1st Year LLB Law - Public law – Mark 68%
Answer: Introduction
The origins of the traditional doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty can be traced to the Bill of Rights 1689 , which introduced the principle into British constitutional law. Dicey articulated the main principles of the doctrine as having two limbs – the positive limb establishing that Parliament has the right to make or unmake any law, and the negative limb establishing that no person or body has the right to override or set aside legislation. Also Dicey sets out that no Parliament may be bound or bind another parliament – there can be no entrenchment of statutes. While the traditional view of parliamentary sovereignty has long been established, the immutability of this principle has been the center of much debate. This essay will discuss whether this concept is still an immutable part of British constitutional law through evaluating the implications of the European ...(short extract)
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- Subject: Law
- Course: Public Law
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 68%
- Words: 1435
- Date submitted: April 06, 2017
- Date written: November, 2016
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 7909
