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Public Law Self Assessment Essay "Suppose parliament enacts a statute depriving Jews of their British nationality, prohibits marriages between Christians and non-Christians, dissolving marriages between blacks and whites... Is it recalls suggested that English judges would have to apply such a law?' per Lord Woolf in 'droit Public - English Style (1995) Public Law 57-71." To a certain extent, it seems that in such a situation, the judges must apply the law if parliament enacts such a statute. In the UK, there is the idea that power rests with parliament, which is known as 'Parliamentary Sovereignty.' The reason for this being that parliament has the power to make laws which cannot be challenged. Parliament is the only body that can make law for the UK, and English judges must obey this, as is stated in Pickin v British Railways Board [1974] AC 765: "The duty of the court is to obey and...

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