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Rigid maybe, but still rather pointless (or at least, much weaker than the constitutions of countries such as the US). Parliament is sovereign in the UK - I'm n
by NoboruWataya 3y ago
Rigid maybe, but still rather pointless (or at least, much weaker than the constitutions of countries such as the US). Parliament is sovereign in the UK - I'm not aware of any act of Parliament being struck down in recent history for violating the Magna Carta, nor could such a thing happen as I understand it.
- HeckFeck 3y agoA shame it is. With the state of the current government and its power creeping over more and more of our lives, Magna Carta could do with a comeback. I see it now: Magna Carta II: It's Time For Payback.
- denton-scratch 3y ago> I'm not aware of any act of Parliament being struck down in recent history for violating the Magna Carta No. What happens is that successive acts of Parliament overrule more and more of Magna Carta, until there's only one or two clauses still in effect. When we say "The UK doesn't have a constitution", we mean that there are no laws governing what legislation Parliament can enact, other than international treaties; and those can be repudiated even without any act of Parliament - a treaty can be revoked by stroke of the executive pen.