Economics 3364A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Constitution Of The United Kingdom, Fire Brigades Union, Parliamentary Sovereignty
25 Oct 2020
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State"s arguments - significant legal changes from withdrawing from the eu. Constitutional backdrop - constitutional arrangements have developed over time in a pragmatic as much as in a principled way through a combination of statutes, events, conventions, academic writings and judicial decisions. Reflecting its development/contents, the uk constitution was described by the constitutional scholar, dicey, as "the most flexible policy in existence". Dr keyser principle - source of power can shift. Limits on pp - exercise of ministers pp must be consistent with both the common law as laid down by courts and with statutes as enacted by. In wartime lawful actions might become treasonous (joyce v director of. Public prosecutions 1946) and extending uk territorial waters so that actions in those water now becomes illegal (post office v estuary radio ltd 1968) Their action in so doing cannot be challenged or questioned in these courts.
