Sovereignty: Demise, afterlife, or partial resurrection?
This article is a response to the contributions of Nick Barber and Trevor Allan found in this volume. It argues that an analysis of "sovereignty" does serve a useful purpose in U.K. constitutional law. More specifically, it argues that discussions of "sovereignty" should also inc...
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| description | This article is a response to the contributions of Nick Barber and Trevor Allan found in this volume. It argues that an analysis of "sovereignty" does serve a useful purpose in U.K. constitutional law. More specifically, it argues that discussions of "sovereignty" should also include an analysis of constitutive rules, particularly aiming to understand which institutions are "sovereign" in the sense of having the power to define and modify these constitutive rules. When analysed in this manner, an argument can be made that Dicey's traditional theory that Parliament cannot bind its successors is still a valid rule of the English legal system. In addition, this rule is desirable. Its presence is necessary, although not sufficient, to ensure that both Parliament and the courts have a rule in defining and modifying constitutive rules. This dual role is desirable as it helps to maintain the legitimacy of the U.K.'s "political"constitution. © The Author 2011. Oxford University Press and New York University School of Law. All rights reserved. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:e5b8fa0f-e678-4f0f-8a28-a34a634bd5ee2022-03-27T10:26:05ZSovereignty: Demise, afterlife, or partial resurrection?Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e5b8fa0f-e678-4f0f-8a28-a34a634bd5eeEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2011Young, AThis article is a response to the contributions of Nick Barber and Trevor Allan found in this volume. It argues that an analysis of "sovereignty" does serve a useful purpose in U.K. constitutional law. More specifically, it argues that discussions of "sovereignty" should also include an analysis of constitutive rules, particularly aiming to understand which institutions are "sovereign" in the sense of having the power to define and modify these constitutive rules. When analysed in this manner, an argument can be made that Dicey's traditional theory that Parliament cannot bind its successors is still a valid rule of the English legal system. In addition, this rule is desirable. Its presence is necessary, although not sufficient, to ensure that both Parliament and the courts have a rule in defining and modifying constitutive rules. This dual role is desirable as it helps to maintain the legitimacy of the U.K.'s "political"constitution. © The Author 2011. Oxford University Press and New York University School of Law. All rights reserved. |
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