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PRINCIPLE OF BRITISH CONSTITUTION (THE RULE OF LAW (No person is…
PRINCIPLE OF BRITISH CONSTITUTION
THE RULE OF LAW
No person is punishable in body or goods
Equal application of the law and one law for all
the citizen's personal freedoms are formulated and protected by the ordinary law, rather than by abstract constitutional declarations
SEPERATION OF POWERS
LEGISLATURE
EXECUTIVE
JUDICIARY
Parliament does not criticise or comment on the cases which are before the court
Principle of
parliarmentary privilege
PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY
Parliament can make law concerning anything
No parliament can bind a future parliament
A valid act of parliament cannot be questioned by the court
CHECKS AND BALANCES
the judiciary
can check on the executive by judicial review cases
check on Parliament through the interpretation and review of the law
Judges have security of tenure
the executive
The Government controls Parliament and can ignore select committee criticisms
the Government can check the judiciary
the legislative
Parliament has the ultimate power to dismiss judges for misconduct
Parliament can pass a motion of no confidence
3 essential elements
by A. V. Dicey