Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
Evaluate the extent to which the United Kingdom Parliament is sovereign. Consider both legal and political factors
Member rating:
(1 vote)
| Words:
| Submitted: Tue Jun 20 2006
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
Evaluate the extent to which the United Kingdom Parliament is sovereign. Consider both legal and political factors. Before exploring the extent to which our Parliament is sovereign, one must first understand what Parliamentary sovereignty means. When describing Parliament as sovereign, it means it holds the supreme power - the ultimate source of political authority and the authority to impose and amend laws. In other words our Parliament is sovereign, and it owes obedience to no other. However, there are some limitations on this power that need to be discussed. How far can the United Kingdom Parliament be sovereign, if certain, more specific areas of law or other jurisdictions can overrule it? In this essay I will explore how far Parliament is sovereign, and if there are limitations, what they are and whether they mean Parliament cannot be sovereign at all. There are many arguments that suggest that even from the outset, Parliament...
To see the full version of this document, and 145,841 others
