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...
🔒 Legal Systems, Special Privileges, and the Question of Equality
Law Sessions With Jennifer Housen’s Podcast
13 minutes
6 months ago
🔒 Legal Systems, Special Privileges, and the Question of Equality
Subscriber-only episode We explore Dicey's second principle of the rule of law – that all people, regardless of rank or status, are equal under the law – and examine how this principle manifests in the UK's legal system while considering its limitations and criticisms. • The UK considers itself a strong supporter of the rule of law, particularly the principle that all are subject to one legal system • Government and public officials must provide legal basis for their actions and are accounta...
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...
