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Constitutional and administrative law
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CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Dicey a 19th century professor was of the opinion that the sovereignty of parliament and the supremacy of the rule of law are the main principles that spread through the whole of the English constitution.1 However, since his opinion about 120 years ago there have been changes that may undermine, or still affirm to his opinions. The first main principle to assess Dicey's opinion in relation to the current situation will be the parliamentary sovereignty. That will be looking at how it developed, its structures, powers, limitations and the impact it has had on the English constitution over the years. Parliamentary sovereignty comprises of the House of Commons, House of Lords and the monarch. It developed from the political events of the late 17 the century, when England experienced its last civil war. It also comes from Dicey' s celebrated textbook, An Introduction to the study of...
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