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Common Law

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Judge-made law. Eg Rights of homeowners to tackle intruders. Guide to future lawmakers.

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Royal Preogative

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Powers exercised in the name of the Crown by PM and government ministers.

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Royal Prerogative powers include the right to

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  • Give royal assent to legislation
  • Declare war/negotiate treaties
  • Appoint ministers
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Royal Prerogative limited by

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Fixed Term Parliament act (2011) took away right to dissolve parliament

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Conventions

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Rules/norms, unrecorded but followed from past experience

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Salisbury Convention

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HoL should not vote down or wreck bills HoC sends through. Recognised in 1940s.

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Authoritative works

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Established political/legal texts. Have no legal authority- ‘guides’.

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European Union Law

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1973- UK became a member of EEC. Renamed European Community, then EU. Certain EU legislature Uk has to adopt- eg Human Rights Act.

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Statute law

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Law created by parliament- approved by HoC and HoL.

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Name 3 EGs of Conventions

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Queen approving legislature, not vetoing. Brown: vote before war. Salisbury Convention.

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Give an example of an Authoritative work

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Erskine May’s ‘Treatise of the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament’- regarded as the Bible of parliamentary practice.

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Give two examples of Statute Law

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Magna Carta (1215), Great Reform Act (1832) & European Communities Act- when UK joined the EEC (1972)

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