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In what Circumstances, if any, could a British court declare that an Act of the British Parliament was invalid?
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In what Circumstances, if any, could a British court declare that an Act of the British Parliament was invalid? The idea of parliamentary sovereignty is a very old concept indeed, in fact some believe it may have dated back to the reign of Henry III. Throughout early modern and modern history, Parliament has been used as a very powerful tool by monarchs and governments alike. Henry VIII used parliament to split England from Rome during the reformation, Parliamentarians used it to enact the Bill of Rights in 1689 and the Acts of Union to form the U.K. passed in 1707 and 1800. Of course there is yet more legislation that one could mention. Parliament, as we can see from the brief list above, has passed some very important statutes in its time, and the views taken by many up until very recently are that these laws are supreme. In other words,...
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