are the constitutional principles under threat? Flashcards

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Give an example of a that has undermined parliamentary sovereignty and say why.

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The passage of the european communities act 1972 undermined parliamentary sovereignty.
BECAUSE….This act incorporated the ‘Treaty of Rome’ (1957) into UK law, giving European law precedence over statutes

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