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Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 Removed the ability of the House of Lords to reject legislation which has been passed by the House of Commons, leaving only the power to delay Bills for a fixed period of time. His Majesty’s Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 Allowed King Edward VIII to give up the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Human Rights Act 1998 Made domestic courts ‘courts of human rights’ by providing direct access to many of the rights contained in the European Convention on Human Rights.

Appointing ministers. Declaring war. The judiciary The next key institution of state is the judiciary. Although the term covers all judges, it is those who sit in the higher courts (most obviously the House of Lords) who are most important to the operation of the constitution, as they are in a position to challenge the government and ensure that it functions within the law. e. that they are not influenced or controlled by the government of the day. Only if the judiciary is free from such control can it act in the best interests of the people when the government exceeds its powers.

No-one can question Parliament’s laws Although the rule speaks of ‘no-one’, the key issue is whether the courts can challenge Parliament. Under the traditional model of parliamentary sovereignty, the answer is ‘no’. QXP 1/10/07 14:36 Page 37 KEY CASE PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY British Railways Board v. Pickin [1974] AC 765 Concerning: the power of the court to challenge Parliament Facts P sought to challenge the British Railways Act 1968, arguing that the statute was invalid as there were irregularities in the procedure which had led to it being passed.

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