Sources of low in Britain, Dispense di Inglese Giuridico

Scarica Sources of low in Britain e più Dispense in PDF di Inglese Giuridico solo su Docsity! 4. SOURCES OF LAW IN THE UK United Kingdom law originates from legislative sources and judicial sources. Legislative sources consist of domestic law, which includes: - Primary legislation, known as acts of parliament or statutes; - Secondary or delegated legislation; - European union legislation; - European conviction on human rights.  also includes important statutes enacted by parliament over centuries, such as: - Magna charta 1215; - Bill of rights 1689; - Act of settlement 1701; In the uk authority of parliament is a foundamental principle of the principle of the british democratic constitution for two reasons: 1. Parliament is the originator of the most important source of law.  acts or statutes I emanating from the parliamentary chambers of the house of commons and house of lords. 2. Parliament may delegate power to a government minister and the law that is enacted called secondary or delegated legislation. Judicial sources consist of common law and equity precedent, known as case law.  in addiction, there are a number of minor sources, for example textbooks and commentaries by legal writers. Judicial sources are subordinate to legislation, infact acts of parliament take priority in case of conflict between primary legislation and judicial sources, known as judge made law or cases.  the reason for this is constitutional, because under the uk’s unwritten constitution Parliament is the supreme legal authority to make laws without restriction.