Where does sovereignty lie in the UK?
- Created by: EmThompson
- Created on: 23-04-19 18:30
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- Where does sovereignty lie in the UK?
- Sovereignty lies w/ Parliament
- Ultimate legal authority in UK
- powers to pass laws on any subject
- is NOT subordinate to any other body in law
- Retains right to abolish devolved bodies
- UK not federal state bodies have power but not sovereignty
- Although judges can suggest an ammendment to a law - not legally binding
- Retained sovereignty when we entered EU
- UK allowed to repeal 1972 European Committes Act
- can end UK's membership at any time
- Ultimate legal authority in UK
- Sovereignty lies outside of Parliament
- Legal sovereignty comes from political sovereignty
- belongs to the people
- Power of the executive growing
- uses parliament to pass its legislation
- parliament controlled by gov
- Legal sovereignty = theoretical
- e.g. wouldn't abolish Scottish gov against will of the Scots
- referendums aren't legally binding but gov wouldn't defy will of the people
- Globalisation makes sovereignty = less meaningful
- more realistic to share sovereignty in order to maximise influence
- Legal sovereignty comes from political sovereignty
- Sovereignty lies w/ Parliament
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