Parliamentary sovereignty contemporary debates
"This book has four main themes: (1) a criticism of 'common law constitutionalism', the theory that Parliament's authority is conferred by, and therefore is or can be made subordinate to judge-made common law; (2) an analysis of Parliament's ability to abdicate, limit or reg...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2010
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in constitutional law
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991008789089708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- The myth of the common law constitution
- Legislative sovereignty and the rule of law
- Homogenising constitutions
- Abdicating and limiting Parliament's sovereignty
- Trethowan's case
- Requirements as to procedure or form for legislating
- Judicial review, legislative override, and democracy
- Parliamentary sovereignty and statutory interpretation
- Challenging parliamentary sovereignty: past, present and future.
