Explain what is meant by the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy and briefly explain one limitation on this doctrine.
2a. Explain what is meant by the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy and briefly explain one limitation on this doctrine.
The Parliament is the supreme law maker in the UK however there are limitations to the Parliaments power.
The supremacy or sovereignty of Parliament was set up in the 17th century. The Bill of Rights was passed in 1689 which stated that Parliament was the supreme law maker. Parliamentary supremacy meant that the parliament could make or repeal any laws and could not be challenged in the courts. In our structure of government the Parliament is our highest law source in the UK and claims superiority over common case law, delegated legislation and previous Acts. Parliamentary supremacy is set upon democratic law making, the MP’s are elected in by voters and express their opinions when voting however MP’s usually vote to do with political parties, only a small number vote and the elections aren’t very often at every 5 years.
