Sources of The British Constitution
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- Created on: 11-04-16 10:37
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- Common Law
- Sources of the constitution
- Statue law
- Laws from Parliament
- Examples; The Scotland act 1998
- Approved by Commons and Lords and monarch
- Enforced by the courts
- Authorative works
- Legal and political texts
- No legal authority, just some 'persuasive' authority
- Guides
- Examples; Walter Bagehot's the English Constitution
- Convention
- Not legally binding
- Traditions carried on and now considered common practice
- House of laws not being able to block anything in the manifesto
- EU Law
- Britain joined the EU in 1973
- Abide by the laws of the EU
- Statue law
- Derived by the courts
- Fills the gaps in the current laws
- Adapt and interpret to situation
- Used to guide future law makers
- Example; protection for homeowners from a burglar
- Sources of the constitution
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