Parliamentary Sovereignty. Flashcards
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What is Parliament?
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Parliament consists of the House of Lords, the House of Commons and the King.
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What is sovereignty?
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Ø ‘Sovereignty is he who can define the exception.’
Highest form of law from a traditional view.
‘Sovereignty’ suggests omnipotent, the ability to do anything.
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What is supremacy?
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‘Supremacy’ connotes a body hierarchically above all others/authority greater than its rivals. Yet not necessarily being constrained.
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What is political sovereignty?
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Ø The ‘people’, the constituent power’, the ‘populus’, the ‘polity’, the ‘citizenry’.
Agreement between the sovereign and the people to exercise power.
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What is legal sovereignty?
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Power to determine what counts as law, so the power to make laws, and provide consequences for the breach.
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