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In What Ways Has Membership of the EU Affected the Working of the UK Constitution?
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In What Ways Has Membership of the EU Affected the Working of the UK Constitution? The UK Constitution is flexible (meaning that it is not entrenched and therefore easy to change), organic (it has developed through time) and uncodified (it is not written and collected together in a single document). It sets out a system of government that is unitary in nature (ruled from the centre) and where parliament holds sovereignty. Membership of the EU has had a big effect on the EU Constitution, particularly in the two areas mentioned above. Firstly, EU law takes precedence over UK law (where they conflict), thus removing some sovereignty from Parliament. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) can rule against UK legislation which contradicts with EU legislation. For example in the Factortame case where UK legislation had limited foreign fishing in our waters in contrary with EU law. Furthermore, when Qualified Majority Voting (QMV) is...
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