Sources
- Created by: Isabella
- Created on: 03-04-13 11:35
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- Sources of the UK Constitution
- Traditions
- Procedures and rules of Parliament
- For example- when, voitng MPs saying aye or no
- Or the Speaker being dragged to his chair
- Common law
- Legal principles
- Etablished by courts
- Decides on things like the royal prerogative (powers of the monchary)
- Judges have the right to say what is law in absence of authority
- Conventions
- Unwritten laws that guide Parliament behaviour
- E.g Private cabinet discussions
- Or the PM always being chosen from the Commons
- Statues
- Acts of Parliament
- E.g Act of Settlement 1701- Etablishing succession to the throne
- Scotland 1998- Setting up Scottish Parliament
- EU Law
- 1973- Britain accepted the EU as constitutional body
- Primary laws-treaties
- E.g Rome Treaty 1958- set up EU Law
- Factorome- Courts overruling legislation which conflicts with EU Law
- Secondary directives- EU directives which are EU Law
- Traditions
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