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27-02-2026

Friday, 27 February 2026

  1. Three principles: parliamentary sovereignty, rule of law, unitary state
  2. Five sources: authoritative works, common law (precedent/royal prerogative), statue law, conventions
  3. Uncodified
  4. Parliament cannot be bound by law or another Parliament, can make/remove rights, ?
  5. legislative, judiciary, executive
  6. “unitary system”

unitary - one, singular

a unitary system is a single system where one tier of government holds all responsibility

  1. “fusion of powers” - combination of royal authority? WHERE ONE PERSON CAN BE A MEMBER OF MORE THAN ONE BRANCH
  2. why does fusion of powers exist?
  3. which piece of legislation separated a branch of government? Constitution Reform Act

parliamentary sovereignty - cannot be bound by law/another parliament entrenched - protected, needs a larger majority to revoke/modify fundamental law - ?

The UK constitution is flexible primarily due to parliamentary sovereignty - in which a government cannot be bound by another government or law. Legislation cannot be entrenched, nor be fundamental law.