People who sit here are MP's. They are elected by public
HOUSE OF LORDS
Made up of 92 hereditary peers, Life peers, Law Lords and most senior bishops in Church of England.
MONARCH
The Queen
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Seperation Of Powers
These state that three major legal bodies of the state are kept distinct and seperate from one another allowing each to control and regulate the other.
EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT: prime minister and cabinet introduce laws
JUDICARY: judges apply and interprete the law
LEGISLATIVE: parliament are the supreme law maker - House of lords - House of commons - Monarch
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Influences on Law Making
PRESSURE GROUPS - now accepted in public - civil partnership act 2004
SPECIFIC EVENTS - change in attitudes - fire arms act 1997
ECHR - accordance to European rights - human rights act 1988
EU LAW - match other countries - sex discrimination act 1986
GOVERNMENT MANIFESTOS - what promised during elections - crime and disorder act 1998
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Bills
PRIVATE BILL:specific areas or sections of the population
PUBLIC BILL: matters of public policy
PRIVATE MEMBERS BILL:individual members of parliament - 10 minute proposals
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Procedure
GREEN PAPER AND WHITE PAPER - draft ideas and firm proposal
DRAFT BILL - baby bill
FIRST READING - formal introduction
SECOND READING - main debate
COMMITTE STAGE - examine bill in detail
REPORT STAGE - amendments
THIRD READING - final debate
OTHER HOUSE
ROYAL ASSENT - formality
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Parliamentary Soverignty
Parliament is the supreme law maker
Statutes must be applied by the courts and take precedent over common law
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Criticisms
RENTON COMMITTE - over elaborated acts with obscure and complex language, lack of clear connection and illogical internal structure.
Lack of Accessibility - difficult to discover which have been brought into force
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