Supreme Court evidence Flashcards
(24 cards)
Structural Safeguards of Judicial Independence
‘Sexy Indians Just Cry’
- Security of Tenure
- Independent appointments - JAC
- Judicial Salaries
- ‘Contempt of Court’
Miller I - When
2017
Miller I - who
Theresa May v Miller
Miller I - What
Parliament must approve Brexit
Miller II - When
2019
Miller II - Who
Johnson v Miller
Miller II - What
PM acted unlawfully by using Royal Prerogative to prorogue parliament
2022 Judicial Review and Courts Act
Restricted Judicial Review, introduced ‘suspended quashing orders’
MP called Miller II?
‘Constitutional Coup’ - Jacob Rees Mogg
What could the Lord Chancellor technically do?
Veto JAC appointments
What do appointments via the JAC prevent?
Cronyism - appointment of friends / allies
What are Judges are banned from?
Political Activity
What introduced Supreme Court transparency?
All proceedings are live-streamed
Who led politically sensitive inquiries?
Senior Judges
Miller I ruling headline
‘Enemies of the People’ - Daily Mail
Senior Judge who has had to defend his neutrality
Lord Neuberger
Lord Neuberger defensive quote
‘The judges are not involved in politics’
Lack of descriptive representation within the Supreme Court - 2024
- 2/12 are women
- 0 from BAME backgrounds
What could the Lack of descriptive representation within the Supreme Court lead to?
Unconscious Bias
What act has meant the SC has had to involve themselves politically in the past?
Human Rights Act
What did the 2005 Constitutional Reform Act protect, how?
JN and JI:
- Dismissed Law Lords - SC independent body from parliament
- JAC - removed chance of executive interference
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Judicial Independence
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Institutional Reforms
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Judicial Neutrality
