SOVEREIGNTY OF PARLIAMENT (Questions)
Q 1. What do you mean by the sovereignty of parliament? (1)
Q 2 What are the three notions of the sovereignty of parliament as stated by Dicey? (1)
Q 3. Give an explanation as to “parliament is the supreme law making body and may enact laws on any subject matter.” Set 4 examples thereof. (2)
Q 4. What is retrospectivity regarding the Acts of parliament? Set one example from civil and one from criminal matters. (3)
Q 5. What is the basic distinction between legal and political sovereignty? What are the implications of the European Communities Act 1972 and the Human Rights Act 1998 here? (3)
Q 6. What do you mean by the proposition “no parliament may be bound by a predecessor or bind a successor”? (1)
Q 7. What is the doctrine of express repeal? (1)
Q 8. What is the doctrine of implied repeal? Is there any exceptions? (2)
Q 9. What are the Acts of Union? (2)
Q 10.What is the manner and form rule? Is there any implication under the present UK constitutional system? Assess the referendum in the UK. What is the implication of section 19 and s 6(3) of HRA? (2)
Q 11. What is your understanding of the concept “no person or body ‑ including a court of law ‑ may question the validity of parliament’s enactments”? (1)
Q 12. What is the enrolled bill rule? Explain it through the cases of Pickin v British Railways Board (1974) and R (on the application of Jackson) v Attorney General 2005 UKHL. (2)
Q 13. If we presume that UK courts cannot discard any Act of Parliament, what is the basic distinction with US constitution in this point? (2)
Q 14 What are the impacts of HRA 1998 on “no person or body ‑ including a court of law ‑
