Constitutional Principles

Question 1

Under the doctrine of parliament sovereignty:

Parliament has the right to ____ __ ______ ___ ___

No person/body has the right to ________ or set aside an Act of Parliament

No Parliament can bind its ___________

Answer 1

make or unmake any law, override, successors

Question 2

Which term provides that courts will not question the validity of an act of Parliament and must give effect to them?

Answer 2

Enrolled bill rule

Question 3

The concept of ____________ _______ is that certain rights exist in order to give effect to the rule of law

Answer 3

fundamental rights

Question 4

Only __________ can interfere with fundamental rights through an Act which expressly states they are to be breached

Otherwise, courts will __________ legislation in a manner that complies with the rule of law

Answer 4

Parliament, interpret

Question 5

The HRA 1998 requires legislation to be interpreted in a way which respects the _______ ______ protected by the Act

If not possible, the courts may make a ____________ __ __________ to signal to Parliament that they should consider that the law should be ___________

Answer 5

human rights, declaration of incompatibility, amended

Question 6

Judicial review into the actions and decisions of _______ _________ reviews whether the decision was made _____ the law, it is not a review of the __________ of the decision

Answer 6

public authorities, within, soundness