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> The closest the UK has to a constitution-like protection is getting it to sign an international treaty international treaties have no effect under UK law, un
by blibble 1y ago
> The closest the UK has to a constitution-like protection is getting it to sign an international treaty
international treaties have no effect under UK law, unless Parliament decides to pass an Act containing its provisions
this is called dualism
for example, the effect of all EU law in the UK was dis-applied with an Act of Parliament, by a single line:
> The European Communities Act 1972 is repealed on exit day.
(European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018)
- ben_w 1y ago> international treaties have no effect under UK law, unless Parliament decides to pass an Act containing its provisions Indeed, all I claim is that leaving treaties comes with consequences that mean they stick, hard to change in practice even when it's theoretically just another law that only needs a parliamentary majority to delete. Functional closest equivalent, not identical in every detail.