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Constitution, After Dunblane shooting 1996: firearms Amendment Act 1997…
Constitution
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Statute law: laws made by parliament, approved mostly by a majority in the HoC + HoL. e.g= European Union Act 2020
Terrorist Asset freezing Act 2010: followed the HM Treasury vs ahmed case which ruled that the gov didn't have the power to freeze the assets of terror suspects, within a month parliament passed a law which allowed them to
Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011: amended the convention that PM could choose to call an election. Elections had to be held every 5 years= act repealed in 2022
Common Law: rulings issued by courts. e.g= When Johnson's attempt to prorogue parliament was ruled null
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Conventions: unwritten source, traditions, inconsistently applied. e.g= Salisbury Convention
The Sewel Convention: parliament shouldn't legislate on devolved responsibilities e.g healthcare + education. However UK Internal Market Act 2020 included provisions that directly affected devolved policy areas
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Same Sex Marriage 2013 :supported by SNP, Lib Dems + Labour
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