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The orthodox doctrine of the Sovereignty of the UK Parliament has been fundamentally displaced by accession to the European Union - Discuss.  

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Tutorial Group 9 Tutor: Paul Meredith "The orthodox doctrine of the Sovereignty of the UK Parliament has been fundamentally displaced by accession to the European Union." Discuss. Before attempting to distinguish what effect membership of the European Union has had on the sovereignty of the United Kingdom Parliament, it is first important to ascertain what the 'orthodox' perception of this doctrine is. The doctrine of Parliamentary sovereignty in the UK can be traced back to the Glorious Revolution of 1688, which established the superiority of statute over prerogative powers. Parliament's legislative supremacy involves not only the right to change the law, but that they alone should have that right. By the sovereignty of Parliament it is meant that there are no constitutional limitations on legislative powers of 'Parliament': the Queen in Parliament, through which a Bill approved by the House of Commons and House of Lords receives Royal Assent and becomes an...

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