Subscriber-only episode Parliamentary sovereignty faces significant challenges from EU membership and the Human Rights Act, reshaping the UK's constitutional framework. We explore how these developments have created a "special legal order" that impacts Parliament's traditional supremacy while maintaining its theoretical sovereignty. • EU membership created a new legal order where community law takes precedence over inconsistent national law • The European Communities Act 1972 incorporates EU...
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Subscriber-only episode Parliamentary sovereignty faces significant challenges from EU membership and the Human Rights Act, reshaping the UK's constitutional framework. We explore how these developments have created a "special legal order" that impacts Parliament's traditional supremacy while maintaining its theoretical sovereignty. • EU membership created a new legal order where community law takes precedence over inconsistent national law • The European Communities Act 1972 incorporates EU...
🔒 Constitutional Frameworks: Does Britain Have One After All?
Law Sessions With Jennifer Housen’s Podcast
13 minutes
8 months ago
🔒 Constitutional Frameworks: Does Britain Have One After All?
Subscriber-only episode We explore the concept of constitutions, examining the distinction between narrow definitions (codified documents) and broader interpretations (frameworks for state governance and citizen rights). The UK doesn't have a single constitutional document but possesses a complex body of rules regulating state institutions and citizen relationships. • Constitutions can be defined narrowly (single codified document) or broadly (framework for state-citizen relations) • Jamaica...
Law Sessions With Jennifer Housen’s Podcast
Subscriber-only episode Parliamentary sovereignty faces significant challenges from EU membership and the Human Rights Act, reshaping the UK's constitutional framework. We explore how these developments have created a "special legal order" that impacts Parliament's traditional supremacy while maintaining its theoretical sovereignty. • EU membership created a new legal order where community law takes precedence over inconsistent national law • The European Communities Act 1972 incorporates EU...