Parliamentary supremacy and the membership into the EU

... One of the quirks of the British constitution is the concept of parliamentary supremacy, which is rarely practiced by most of the other democracies in the world and it has become one of the most respected institution to have such a position. However, now that the United Kingdom (hereafter UK) has become a member of the European Communities, it has inevitably effect the position of Parliament as being the highest supreme body. Thus, the questions we are faced with today are what were the implications from that membership and whether this concept is merely an illusion or whether it still carries some weight. Some may argue saying 'yes', some say 'no' and some may even say 'let's see it in a practical point of view'. Perhaps it would be best to start with the definition of the concept. What is parliamentary supremacy? The orthodox view of this can be

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