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Av Dicey said that parliament can make or unmake any law on any subject whatever, without legal restriction. This principle stems from the election of MPs by the people who have ultimate authority.
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Av Dicey said that parliament can make or unmake any law on any subject whatever, without legal restriction. This principle stems from the election of MPs by the people who have ultimate authority. The origin of parliamentary supremacy can be found in the Bill of Rights 1688. This stated that laws could only be made or repealed by parliament and not by the monarch alone. The Continental Shelf Act 1964 asserted British jurisdiction over the seabed well beyond the limits of the territorial sea. The War Crimes Act 1991 made it an offence triable in an English court for a foreign national to commit murder or other war crimes against other foreign nationals in a foreign country. It has been said that it would be unconstitutional for parliament to do things most people would regard as highly improper, for moral, political and other reasons. But this does not mean that parliament does...
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