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Question 1 Are the Human Rights Act 1998 and the doctrine of Parliamentary supremacy compatible? The doctrine of Parliamentary supremacy is the concept that Parliament made legislation, e.g. Acts of Parliament are the superior form of law that nothing but Parliament itself can undo. Probably the most well known (and most quoted) writer on the subject of the UK constitution is A.V. Dicey. In describing parliamentary supremacy, reference to Dicey is essential. He famously stated that the British Parliament has; "...under the English constitution, the right to make or unmake any law whatever; and further that no person or body is recognised by the law of England as having a right to override or set aside the legislation of Parliament." 1 This statement clearly sums up the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy that is being threatened by the overwhelming urge of Parliament and Europe as a whole to protect the basic human rights...

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