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  2. Parliamentary sovereignty - Wikipedia

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    Parliamentary sovereignty, also called parliamentary supremacy or legislative supremacy, is a concept in the constitutional law of some parliamentary democracies.It holds that the legislative body has absolute sovereignty and is supreme over all other government institutions, including executive or judicial bodies.

  3. Parliamentary sovereignty in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Parliamentary sovereignty is a description of the extent to which the Parliament of the United Kingdom has absolute and unlimited power. It is framed in terms of the extent of authority that parliament holds, and whether there are any sorts of law that it cannot pass. [ 1 ]

  4. R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Simms

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    The House of Lords allowed the appeal. Lord Steyn gave the leading judgment. Lord Hoffmann agreed with Lord Steyn and said the following. [note 1]Parliamentary sovereignty means that Parliament can, if it chooses, legislate contrary to fundamental principles of human rights.

  5. Parliamentary system - Wikipedia

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    A parliamentary system may be either bicameral, with two chambers of parliament (or houses) or unicameral, with just one parliamentary chamber. A bicameral parliament usually consists of a directly elected lower house with the power to determine the executive government, and an upper house which may be appointed or elected through a different ...

  6. United Kingdom constitutional law - Wikipedia

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    The constitutional principles of parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law, democracy and internationalism guide the UK's modern political system. The central institutions of modern government are Parliament, the judiciary , the executive, the civil service and public bodies which implement policies, and regional and local governments.

  7. Sovereignty - Wikipedia

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    This is the origin of the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty and is usually seen as the fundamental principle of the British constitution. With these principles of parliamentary sovereignty, majority control can gain access to unlimited constitutional authority, creating what has been called "elective dictatorship" or "modern autocracy".

  8. Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution

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    Introduction identifies basic principles of English constitutional law including parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law. [12] [11] According to Dicey, the rule of law, in turn, relies on judicial independence. [13]

  9. Sections 4 and 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998 - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom recognises parliamentary sovereignty. [11] The legislature is above the courts, and the courts cannot therefore declare legislation invalid. Section 4 reflects this, and states that courts must continue to apply legislation, even if incompatible with Convention rights. [12]