main sources of the UK constitution

Question 1

what is statue law?

Answer 1

-the statute law passed by parliement with proof of the parliment sovereignty
-1998 scotland, wales and northern ireland acts created devolved legislative bodies

Question 2

what is common law ?

Answer 2

• legal principle laid down by judges which provide precedent.
• important cases where statute law should be applied in practice.
  -habeus corpus- innocent until proven guilty was converted from statue law in 1689

Question 3

what is convention?

Answer 3

-customs and practice that dont have legal force, but have accepted over time.
-since 2003 except in emergancy the goverment will not order military action without parliment approval

Question 4

what is authorative works?

Answer 4

-textbooks that explain the working of the political system- lack legal standing
-erskine may parlimentary practice 1844

Question 5

what are treaties ?

Answer 5

-Agreements with other countries and states
-NATO 1949, Maastrict 1992