Parliamentary sovereignty : contemporary debates /

"This book has four main themes: (1) a criticism of 'common law constitutionalism', the theory that Parliament's authority is conferred by, and therefore is or can be made subordinate to judge-made common law; (2) an analysis of Parliament's ability to abdicate, limit or reg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goldsworthy, Jeffrey Denys
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Colección:Cambridge studies in constitutional law.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Parliament.
Great Britain. > Parliament
Legislative power > Great Britain.
Legislation > Great Britain.
Law > Great Britain > Interpretation and construction.
Pouvoir législatif > Grande-Bretagne.
Droit > Grande-Bretagne > Interprétation.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Law > Interpretation and construction
Legislation
Legislative power
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The myth of the common law constitution
  • Legislative sovereignty and the rule of law
  • Homogenising constitutions
  • Abdicating and limiting Parliament's sovereignty
  • Trethowan's case
  • Requirements as to procedure or form for legislating
  • Judicial review, legislative override, and democracy
  • Parliamentary sovereignty and statutory interpretation
  • Challenging parliamentary sovereignty: past, present and future.

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