Uk constitutional law - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

What was the impact of the 1215 Magna Carter? - ANSWER-Establish the rule of law as the monarch was to act within the law. What was the impact of the 1689 Bill of Rights? - ANSWER-It established Parliament sovereignty as Parliament was given ultimate power over finances + legislation. The bill outline specific constitutional + civil rights + ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy. What was the impact of the 1701 act of settlement? - ANSWER-Design to secure the Protestant succes...

These notes cover parliamentary supremacy as taught on the Public Law module of postgraduate law conversion courses (the GDL/PGDL). They can also cover topics on introductory public, administrative, and constitutional law papers taught on UK undergraduate Law degrees (LLBs). Using these notes, I gained a Distinction (74%) in the GDL at the University of Law. Some sections are coded according to this key: YELLOW - the order of the steps to take during exam questions, AND additional guida...

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What is a constitution? - ANSWER-Something outlines the rights, values and responsibilities of citizens and the state and the relationship between the two. In countries that have rapid change through war e.g. USA and France, their constitution is written as - ANSWER-a single document The UK does not have the constitution in one place. The constitution is .... - ANSWER-unwritten constitution What is the disadvantage of not having a written constitution? - ANSWER-It is not clear. Causes m...

King - ANSWER-- Most important rules and common understandings...regulate relations among country's governing institutions as well as between them and country citizens - Capital-C constitutions - codified constitution (one document) - Constitutions never written down in their entirety - Every country, apart from failed states, has a constitution - Even though British constitution unwritten, NOT distinguished from most other countries with codified constitutions, e.g. US constitution does NO...

The rule of law - Answer - all are equal under the law - all are entitled to a fair trial if accused of a crime - the government is subject to laws statutes that can amend the constitution - Answer - Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Supreme Court) - Human Rights Act 1998 (all bodies must abide by the ECHR) - Scotland Act 1998 (devolved gov) Features of the UK constitution - Answer - uncodified and unentrenched - unitary, power lies in Westminister - based on Parl sovereignty - no sep...

Strengths - ANSWER--Flexibility -Democratic Rule -Effective Government -History and tradition Flexibility (Chief strength) - ANSWER-Due to the UK's uncodified nature, statute law is supreme meaning the simple process of an Act of parliament can change the constitution. This means that the UK constitution is changeable and can easily remain up-to-date. Thus, it can effectively adapt to changing social and political circumstances and not be held back by a rigid codified constitution. (e.g...

state autonomy is - Answer- the ability of the state to wield power independent of public and international actors Which of the following combinations of capacity and internal autonomy best fits the United States - Answer- Low autonomy, high capacity Examples of states that are not or have not been considered failed states - Answer- UK, USA, Japan, India Which of the following states most closely fits the ideal model of a nation-state? - Answer- Japan Which of the following historica...

British constitution - ANSWER-- Uncodified, not unwritten (some things are written down, such as case law and some legislation) Not codified = not contained in one single document - Not entrenched, so it is easier to change than some other jurisdictions' constitutions such as the US and Canada. The two arguments against codification of the British constitution - ANSWER-1) What Jeff King calls the 'conservative' argument 2) The 'judicialization' of the political constitution Conserv...