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...
🔒 Separation of Powers: Checks and Balances in Democratic Governance
Law Sessions With Jennifer Housen’s Podcast
15 minutes
6 months ago
🔒 Separation of Powers: Checks and Balances in Democratic Governance
Subscriber-only episode We explore the constitutional principle of separation of powers, examining its historical development and application within the UK's system of governance. This doctrine divides state authority among the executive, legislature, and judiciary to prevent power concentration and protect democratic freedoms. • Separation of powers (trias politica) originated in ancient Greece and was widely used in the Roman Republic • The UK demonstrates a fusion of powers rather than st...
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...
