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Below is a well written coursework which received a mark of 73%. 'As a result of the European Communities Act 1972 and the Human Rights Act 1998, it can no longer be said that Parliament is sovereign.' Critically evaluate this statement CPE - Graduate Diploma in Law 2006-7 Public Law coursework FAO Mike Rodney Word count 2016 To answer this question, it is necessary to identify the components of parliamentary sovereignty and to test the extent to which parliament had sovereignty before the relevant Acts. We shall then examine the impact the 1972 and 1998 Acts have in limiting Parliament. It will be demonstrable that the 1972 and 1998 Acts have not affected the 'sovereignty' of Parliament. It will also become apparent that, on close inspection, parliamentary sovereignty is subtly complex and nuanced. Because the UK has an 'unwritten' constitution, parliamentary sovereignty can only be understood by the relationship Parliament has with the judicature, the executive and...

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