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Summary UK Constitution Revision Notes
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Statue lawFunctions Sources of UK constitution P Royal Progative
Do Citizens have extensive
Authorative Opinion
as
establish how state) society is governed
I
·
Statue law
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passed by parliament YES
· define relationship between state and
people
↳
overule al laws Conventionslaw
ommon
law
·
critainSigned ECHR (51) Rig
bodies common
Legal applied by
·
show with Principles developed judges
· -
powers
>
-
and
determine relation ships between branches
of & HRA (90)
YJudicial
↳
go Review establish meaning
·
->
LIMIT traditional powers of
of law ·
Equality Act got rid of
you power Royal Provogative some
·
->
-
monarch can be aquired by many laws /prevented ·
·
provide DEFENSE
-
through rights !] PM discrimination ·
negotiateNopaliament approval requirea
· HIGHER FORM Of LAW PM can ⑮
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only extremitt
you would
Conventions - unwritten custom that aquire legal status remove rights >
unpopular with
-
>
↳ altered Voter
Nature of UK constitution
* Authorative Opinions - work that by
explains
changing practices
constitution
* Treaties =
Agreements with
foreign nations >
-
impact UK =>
negotiated bygou
uncodified in one document but require
no written single paniamentary
>
-
↳ derived from approval
many sources .
unentrenched > amends can be
easily made
Constitution
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-
> laws have same status
constitutional &
ordinary
paniament is sovereign Historic Documents
Unitary
>
-
Y Ultimate is centralized Magna Carta (1215) - rules of law
apply to
in one place everyone treated
4 Nation
>
-
everyone
is unified under supreme equally
gov .
Bil of Rights (1689) -> established
parliamentary
Sovereignty
Rule of Law -
Everyone must
obey the law no matter
(1701)
Act of Settlement -
prevented Catholics from
your position I
marrying
Monarch -
Stay protestant
cons
Parliament Acts (1911-1949) -
prevented Hol from
blocking doe see
is legislation pasted by Ho
allowed
Lord , to pause
Tyson disclosed P
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