The salisbury convention - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Evaluate the extent to which rights are effectively protected by the UK constitutional arrangements - ANS - Common law (trad, custom and precedent/judge made) > precedent made by judges protecting rights e.g. murder vs statute law can 'overturn' these or reform - Statute Law > HRA 1998 (incorporated ECHR convention) e.g. whole life sentences deemed breach of article 3 in convention 2013 vs not entrenched so can be set aside by parli e.g. over terrorism legislation - Conventions (...

Magna Carta - 1215 No person be deprived of property or liberty without legal process Bill of Rights - 1689 Free and fair parliament elections with free speech European Communities Act - 1972 UK joined EEC that became the EU Parliament Acts - 1911 Stopped lords opposing money bills or other bills for over 2 years, 1949 to 1 year Use of Parliament Act - 1998 Blair forcing equalisation of gay age of consent through the Lords Devolution Acts - 1998 Scotland, Government of Wales, Good...

1. Evaluate the extent to which rights are effectively protected by the UK constitutional arrangements - ANS - Common law (trad, custom and precedent/judge made) > precedent made by judges protecting rights e.g. murder vs statute law can 'overturn' these or reform - Statute Law > HRA 1998 (incorporated ECHR convention) e.g. whole life sentences deemed breach of article 3 in convention 2013 vs not entrenched so can be set aside by parli e.g. over terrorism legislation - Conventions (...

AQA A Level : UK Government & Politics Flexibility - Answer-Constitution can keep up with society and be reformed and adapted. In a time of crisis, it should be easier to react and make a decision on what to do. Democratic Rule - Answer-Everybody gets a say in what they think should happen in democratic power. Effective government - Answer-Government issues backed by parliament cannot be overturned by judges. Also parliamentary government means the government gets their own way. Allo...

12 Mark - Analyse the different legislative power of the UK Parliament and US Congress (3 Points) - 1) US Congress has much more legislative power than UK (Structural) 2) Legislative Power in the USA is shared equally between two chambers, whilst in the UK the House of Lords is very secondary compared to the Commons (Structural) 3)- In the UK, the head of the executive, the PM, can sit in the Legislature, in the USA, the President cant. US Congress has much more legislative power than UK ...

Complete lecture notes for Public Law, including: - Intro to public law - Parliament (structure, functions) - House of Lords/House of Commons (structure, functions) - Salisbury-Addison Convention - The executive - Individual and Collective responsibility - Separation of powers - The Judicial function - The rule of law - The prerogative - Parliamentary Sovereignty - Human Rights Act 1998 - Judicial Review - Unreasonableness and Proportionality