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Details Title: Public law Description: parlimentary soverignity Total Flash Cards: 19 Created: 06/09/2007 04:54:20	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Parliamentary Sovergnity Definition right to make or unmake any law whatsoever, - an unfettered and unchallenged jurisdicition DICEY Term Pickin vs British Railway board Definition Courts can intrepret statutes but cannot question whether something should be a statue or not Term Bill of Rights Article 9, 1689 Definition Proceeding in Parliament cannot be challenged outside Parliment. Term Parliamnet may ban smoking on the streets of paris if it wishes Definition jenning Term Chenney Vs Conn Definition Statutes overrider international treaties. Term Blackburn vs AG Definition Treates must be enacted to have domestic effect. (by parliament) Term Madzimbamuto vs Lardner Burke Definition statutes overrider conventions. Term Burmah Oil vs lord Adovcate Definition Statute may operate retrospetively (War Damage act. Term Burmah Oil vs lord Adovcate Definition Statute may operate retrospetively (War Damage act. Term War Crimes act, 1991 Definition retroactive legislation. Term War Crimes act, 1991 Definition retroactive legislation. Term The acts of the Union 1707 Definition no part of scots law may be altered save for the evident utility of subjects in scotland Term ellen street estates vs Minister for Health Definition Doctrine of implied repeal (latter act prevails perserving supremacy of temporal parliment. Term Thorburn vs Sunderland City Council Definition Ordinary statutes are subject to implied repeal, consitutional statues are not. Term AG for New South Wales vs Tretmorthan Definition Manner and form prevosions re methodolgy of parliment are binding on australian parliment. Term Consitutional Conventions Definition Passage of legislation, passing between the houses. Assent by the queen, 4-5 year elections Term Jackson vs Attorney General Definition relationship of delegate legislation to statue Term Factor Tame Definition EC Legilation will be given primacy over UK legislation if incompatbile. Term ec parte blood Definition Factortame similar. (ec legislation given primacy over UK)