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THE UK CONSTITUTION
key historical documents, Parliament Acts (1949,…
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Parliament Acts
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The parliament acts asserted the supremacy of the house of commons over the unelected house of lords limiting - and potentially bypassing - its legislation-blocking power of veto
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the most recent occasion was in 2004 with the passing of the hunting act which prohibited hunting with dogs
Bill Of Rights
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established sovereignty of parliament and its supremacy over the monarch. it sets out the limit to royal power
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The basic rights of citizens, the primacy of the rule
of law and the prohibition of cruel and unusual parliament
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The magna Carta
the Magna Carta was drawn
up over 800 years ago
to check the power of the
English king and to set out
the basic rights of his subjects
CLAUSE 39
declares that no free man shall be imprisoned or deprived of his lands except by the judgement of his peers or by the law of the land.
CLAUSE 40
states ' to no one we shall sell, delay or deny right or justice
asserting the right to a fair trial.
CLAUSE 61
contains the earliest demands for an assembly and an expression of the inextricable link between taxation and representation
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European Communities Act
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currently, a major source of Britains constitutional arrangements lies in the form of the European Union law.
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stems from this act, which has been amended many times to incorporate later legislation
the great repeal bill repatriate European law into Britain's laws as part of British exit from the EU
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Act Of Settlement
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remains one of the main constitutional
laws governing the succession of the throne to the united kingdom
prohibits roman catholics from acceding to the throne - a feature which has prompted several challenges in recent years
In Westminster, recent private members' bill - introduced in 2004, 2009, 2011 - have all failed to to repeal or amend the act.
Human Rights Act
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the HRA came into force in 2000 and incorporated the European convention of human rights into the UK law
it has become controversial, with some calling for the UK bill of rights to replace it
Devolution Acts
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2014 Independence referendum in Scotland resulted in a defeat for independence but the issue in Scotland will never go away
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