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30-01-2026

Friday, 30 January 2026

Parliamentary sovereignty Act of settlement 1701 is an example of this Dictates the line of heir

Acts of parliament (examples) Act of settlement 1701 Representation of the people act 1918 The Human Rights Act (1998)

Source - principle/feature Acts of parliament - parliamentary sovereignty, unitary state Example - joining and leaving the EU - European Committees Act 1972, Withdrawal Act 2020 Common law (precedent) - rule of law Books of authority - uncodified constitution Conventions - uncodified constitution Common law (royal prerogative) - constitutional monarchy Crucial point - all government is done in the name of the monarch

Parliamentary Sovereignty, the Rule of Law, and the Separation of Powers