Uk Constitution Flashcards
(12 cards)
Magna carta ( 1215) info
Established drone was subject to the law an everyone could have fair trial
Bil of rights
Ions must be free and free speech inside parliament = parliamentary privilege
Act of settlement
Only protestants cold be king- showed parliament powers
Parliament acts
1911 and 49
Reduced House of Lords powers
Complete veto to years-> to 1 year
European communities act
Entry into the eu
Nature of constitution
Uncodified, unitary parliamentary sovereignty
Rule of law meaning
Everyone Is subjected to the law
Sources of constitution
Statute law
Common law
Royal prerogative
Convention
Authoritative works
Treaties
What are individual rights
Rights that apply to individual rights
What are collective rights
Right that protect a group of people eg workers
Evidence that rights are not protected well in uk
Uncodified- unaware of rights
Loopholes
Foi requests can be denied
Evidence rights are protected well in the uk
In 2020, 40,000 requests (foi) were made
Vodifying wouldn’t raise awareness of rights