UK Gov key terms 4: Relations between the branches Flashcards
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SUPREME COURT
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Highest court in UK pol. system
2
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JUDICIAL NEUTRALITY
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Judges should not be influenced by there personal pol. opinions & should remain outside of party politics
3
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JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
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Judges should not be influenced by other branches of gov. (particularly the exec.)
4
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JUDICIAL REVIEW
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Power of the judiciary to review, sometimes reverse, actions by other branches of gov. that >breach the law
>or that are incompatible with HRA
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ELECTIVE DICTATORSHIP
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Gov. that dominates Parl.
>large majority
>few limits on its power
6
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EU
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Political & economic union of a group of European countries
7
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LEGAL SOVEREIGNTY
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Pol. ability to exercise sovereignty
8
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ULTRA VIRES
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An action taken without legal authority when it requires it
>’beyond the powers’
