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This one of the principles of parliamentary sovereignty in the UK: No Parliament can bind a future parliament. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_
by kwhitefoot 5y ago
This one of the principles of parliamentary sovereignty in the UK: No Parliament can bind a future parliament. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_sovereignty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_sovereignty
- thaumasiotes 5y agoDidn't the UK establish a Supreme Court in 2009 with the power to bind Parliament?
- TheCoelacanth 5y agoI don't believe that UK's Supreme Court can override direct actions by Parliament[1]. They can override "secondary legislation", regulations created by ministers using authority that Parliament gave them, but in that capacity they are ensuring that ministers follow the laws that Parliament created, not acting to reign in Parliament. They can also declare that legislation violates human rights, but that declaration is non-binding. They are effectively just asking Parliament to go back and fix the law. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Ki...