Scot Peterson: Constitutional Entrenchment in England and the UK – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted March 25th, 2014 in constitutional law, constitutional reform, EC law, news, referendums by sally

‘Frequently people think that there are only two ways address flexibility in a constitution: to legally entrench an entire document and to protect it with strong judicial oversight, or to have a political constitution and a sovereign parliament, which, in the words of A.V. Dicey, ‘has … the right to make or unmake any law whatever….’ One aspect of this sovereignty is that parliament cannot bind itself: ‘That Parliaments have more than once intended and endeavoured to pass Acts which should tie the hands of their successors is certain, but the endeavour has always ended in failure.’’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 25th March 2014

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org