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Constitution - Coggle Diagram
Constitution
Sources
Statute law
Law passed by parliament
common law
common sense law
Convention
not law
Salisbury convention
Authoritative works
Erskine May
Parliament
A.V. dicey
Constitution
treaties
Brexit Bill 2019
Maastricht (1992)
EU
Change (since 1992)
electoral reform
Hol
All but 92 hereditary peers
Devolution
Tourism
Health
Schools
Going better
Levelling up
More powers
HRA
1999
Empowered Judges
2005
Supreme court
After 2010
Select committee
BBBC
What is it
Body of laws conventions
Establishes relations between the citizens and state
"Limits government"
Brings in checks and balances between the legislature, executive and judiciary
Types
Codified
One source
Clarity
clearly enforcable
Advantages
Clear
Protects rights
enforceable
Disadvantages
Hard to change
Not very democratic
Uncodified
Not written down
Unentrenched
principles
Parliamentary sovereignty
Make any law
Can't bind successor
Change or strike down any law it wants
pillar 2 - rule of law (everyone is subject to equally)
Protection of law applies to all