Source of UK constitution
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- Created on: 18-02-19 14:17
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- Source of UK constitution
- Statutes
- Scotland act 1999 - Scottish Parliament gained legislative powers
- Human Rights Act - codified EU convention of human rights into UK law
- Fixed Term Parliament Act
- Equal Franchise Act - voting rights for women
- HoL Act 1999 - abolished hereditary peers, only 92
- Conventions
- Salisbury Convention - HoL cannot block any legislation
- Collective responsibility members of Govt. must support official policy, or else resign or face dismissal
- Principles
- Rule of law established equality and legislation
- O'Donnell Rules 2010 - establishes how a coalition is formed
- Common law
- Prerogative powers
- European Convention on Human Rights - became UK law
- Statutes
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