- Parliament is supreme and has complete sovreignty over all other Government institutions, including executive and judicial bodies.
- Legal philosopher Dicey proposed three main principles to the concept of Parliamentary sovreignty;
1. Parliament has the right to make or unmake any law
2. Parliament cannot bind its successor
3. No other source of law can override the laws created by Parliament
- Uncommon approach in other countries - they have a Bill of Rights
- Limitations of Parliamentary Sovreignty;
1. European Convention on Human Rights
2. European Union
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