REGNRSG 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Supermajority, Optional Referendum, Meddle
Document Summary
State: creates law and is regulated by law. Constitutional law: rules on the organization of a state, on the powers that state organs possess, and on the relation between these organs + provides fundamental rights. I/ sources of constitutional law: the constitution. Constitution, basic law, charter, regulation of state: central written document. Entrenched constitution, rigid: make changes in the constitution harder to accomplish than changes in ordinary law. Some parts of the constitution non-amendable e. g. amendment of the polish constitution: two third majority in the lower chamber + absolute majority in the senate + in some cases referendum to confirm the amendment afterward. Uk: no official document for constitution, however they have a constitution. Constit found in ordinary laws, customs, and case law. Constitutionally relevant rules are often also found in ordinary laws, case law, customs e. g. procedure of parliaments, organization of the court system: case law. Where courts lay down rules with a constitutional relevance.
