Different sources of the UK constitution

Question 1

What are the different sources of the UK constitution?

Answer 1

Statute law
Common Law
Conventions
Authorative texts

Question 2

What is statute law?

Answer 2

Laws that are passed by parliament

Question 3

All about statute law?

Answer 3

The most important source of the British constitution due to parliamentary sovereignty
Can legislate in any subject and chat be overturned by anyone other then parliment

Question 4

4 examples of statute law?

Answer 4

Parliment act 1911 and 1949
Fixed term parliment act
Human Rights act
Scotland act 1997

Question 5

Statute law- Parliment act 1911 and 1949?

Answer 5

1911- Due to the conservative dominance in the house of lords it lead to other party’s such as the labour had difficult to pass bills especially money bills, the act ment that HoL can’t reject any legislation tehir inlybgigej the power to delay for 2 years, after the s deoay you they have no power and bill can be passed without their concent
1949 ment that money bills can only be delayed for 1 year not 2

Question 6

Statute laws- fixed term parliment act 2011?

Answer 6

Parliment has to be in term for 5 years
Made be Cons and Lib dem coalition to ensure that they won’t break of deal with lib dem’s in a convenient time
Overrides by Borish Johnson

Question 7

Statute law- Scotland act 1998?

Answer 7

Creating of a scottish parliment

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Statute law- Human rights act 1998?

Answer 8

Incorporated the rights set out in human rights in Uk law

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What is common law?

Answer 9

Laws made and developed my judged

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What is judicial review?

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What senior judged in the Uk have power to revie to clarify or establish a legal position where statute laws are unclear

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What does common law do?

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This case law sets legal president that guides lower courts

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What law is supreme to common?

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statute law
it can overturn common

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What courts have the power to establish binding president?

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Supreme court
The court of appeal criminal and civil
All decisions jd followed by lower cours such as crown court high, magistrate and county courts

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Examples of common law?

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-Criminallity of murder
-anything against law

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Origins of common law?

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William the conqueror setting up courts with judges to help settle disputes
The judges relied back to old cases

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What is royal perogatige?

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The monarchs authority and power
common law didny reginise this to be effects and decided what perogative

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What are conventions?

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rules that are considered binding by not legally enforceable

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What’s the cabinet manuel 2011?

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Brings many conventions into one documemy

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Examples of conventions?

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-The salisbury convention
-Royal assent
-Appointment jt ment of the Pm
-Collective responsibility
-Referncums to approve major constitutional changes
-Parliment consulted before war

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Examples of conversations- Salisbury convention?

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Uanapointed lords should not be defeated

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Examples of conventions-Royal assent?

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Bills require royal assent before becoming a pass laws

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Examples of convention- The appointment of the pm?

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Monarch appoint the Pm as leader

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Examples of convention- Parliment consulted before war

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Theresa May broke this when going to war with syria

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Limitations of conventions?

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Attorney Gernal Vs Jonathan cape
not legally enforceable but why do people follow them and get so much backlash for not following them

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What are authorative texts?

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Books written by constitutional authority
can be helpful in identifying core values underpinning constitutional practice

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Are authorative texts legally binding?

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No but they do have passive authority

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Example of authoritive texts?

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Walter Baheghot- The english constitution 1867
A.V. Dicey. an introduction to the study of law of the constitution 1885
Erskin May- A treaties on the law, privileges, proceedings and usage of parliment 1844

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Authoritive texts-Walter Baheghot- The english constitution 1867

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Gives and influential account of how parliment and govt work

Question 29

Authorative texts
A.V. Dicey. an introduction to the study of law of the constitution 1885

Answer 29

Where he argues parliamentary sovereignty and rule of law are key concepts of the uk constitution

Question 30

Authority texts
Erskine May- A treaties on the law, privileges, proceedings and usage of parliament 1844

Answer 30

Regards as the bible of parliamentary practice giving detailed guess of practices authorities works or parliamentary procedures

Question 31

Different sources of uk constitution?- European law

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-Following the eec act 1972
UK became a member of the EEC, this ment all EU laws
Judges of EU courts etc now had to become a part of the UK constitution
-Undermines parliamentary sovereignty

Question 32

4 sources of parliamentary procedures?

Answer 32

-Acts of parliament 1911/1949
-Ancient courts and practice
-Standing orders- formulated to manage day to day activity
-Rulings from