Parliamentary sovereignty in the UK constitution
Subtitle: process, politics and democracy
By: Michael Gordon
Series: Hart studies in constitutional law -- volume 4; Hart studies in constitutional law -- volume 4.
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oxford; Portland, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9781849464659
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Powers and duties; Great Britain; Great Britain. Parliament; Legislative power
Description: "In the UK, the status of the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty in the country's contemporary Constitution is much contested. Changes in the architecture of the UK Constitution, diminishing academic reverence for the doctrine, and a more expansive vision of the judicial role all present challenges to the relevance, coherence, and desirability of this constitutional fundamental. At a time when the future of the sovereignty of Parliament may look less than assured, this book develops an account of the continuing significance of the doctrine. It argues that a rejuvenation of the manner and form theory is required to understand the present status of parliamentary sovereignty. Addressing the critical challenges to the doctrine, it contends that this conception of legally unlimited legislative power provides the best explanation of contemporary developments in UK constitutional practice, while also possessing a normative appeal that has previously been unrecognized. This modern shift to the manner and form theory is located in an account of the democratic virtue of parliamentary sovereignty, with the book seeking to demonstrate the potential that exists for Parliament - through legislating about the legislative process - to revitalize the UK's political Constitution."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.