S1: The Constitution Flashcards

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What is public law ?

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  • Public law is a set of rules that govern the relationships between private individuals and public bodies.
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What does public law include and what is it concerned with?

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  • Current affairs/political issues/ broad political questions and everything going on in society.
  • It is concerned with how the state functions and governs regulating relationships between the different organs of state.
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What does public law help ?

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It helps to shapes society and outlines how it works by helping upload a moral code of conduct

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What are other features of public law ?

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  • Constitutional law
  • Other law
  • Admin law
  • Private law
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What does public law consist of ?

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  • Constitutional law which is the public relationship between powers of the british government.
  • Other law which is private relationships between citizens.
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Examples of public law

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-CPS
-MoJ
-ECHR
-Police

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What is a constitution ?

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A set of rules explaining the relationship between the people and the government. It regulates powers possessed by authorities.

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Examples of a constitution

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  • Govt control over human rights
  • Regulations between the govt and the individual
  • Sub branches of the govt i.e., parliament/judiciary
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What are the key features of the UK constitution ?

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  • Separation of powers
  • Rule of Law
  • Parliamentary Sovereignty
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Does the UK have a written or unwritten constitution ? What does this mean ?

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UK has an unwritten constitution. It may be codified so gathered in a single document or uncodifed meaning contained in a variety of sources.

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What are the written or unwritten sources ?

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Written Sources include:
- Acts of Parliament
- EU law
- ECHR
- Common Law decisions
Unwritten sources include:
- ROL
- SoP
- Parliamentary Sovereignty
- Prerogative Powers

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What is an uncodified constitution ?

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A system of government which isn’t based on a single written document and instead a combination of laws.

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Why are constitutional cases or statutes so important to public law?

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  • Constitutional cases or statute may seem important to public law as the constitution is there to solve these problems and so seen more within case law.
  • Constitutional statutes however are the bigger parts of the legislation which are much harder to get rid of.
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