Title Parliamentary sovereignty in the UK constitution : process, politics and democracy / Michael Gordon

Published Oxford : Hart Publishing, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Hart studies in constitutional law ; volume 4 Hart studies in constitutional law ; v. 4 Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Summary Table of Contents; Detailed Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I: What is the Sovereignty of Parliament?; 1. The Function and the Virtue of Parliamentary Sovereignty; I. Introduction; II. Challenging the Sovereignty of Parliament; III. The Function of Parliamentary Sovereignty; IV. The Virtue of Parliamentary Sovereignty; V. Conclusion; 2. The Manner and Form Theory of Parliamentary Sovereignty; I. Introduction; II. Development and Definition of the Manner and Form Theory III. Objections to the Manner and Form TheoryIV. Conclusion; Part II: Understanding Modern Challenges to the Sovereignty of Parliament; 3. The Non-Critical Challenges: Devolution, the Human Rights Act and Common Law Constitutionalism; I. Introduction; II. Devolution; III. The Human Rights Act; IV. Common Law Constitutionalism; V. Conclusion; 4. UK Membership of the European Union; I. Introduction; II. Parliamentary Sovereignty v EU Supremacy ; III. A European Revolution?; IV. A Constructionist Alternative; V. The Challenge of Thoburn; VI. 'Continuing' Parliamentary Sovereignty Preserved? VII. Justifying a Manner and Form Understanding of the ECAVIII. Thoburn's Shadow; IX. Conclusion; 5. Jackson; I. Introduction; II. Jackson: Two Diceyan Difficulties; III. The Common Law Constitutionalist Reading of Jackson; IV. Jackson as a Development of the Principle of Legality?; V. Minimalist Interpretations of Jackson; VI. Implications of a Manner and Form Reading of Jackson; VII. Jackson's Aftermath: Axa; VIII. Conclusion; 6. The European Union Act 2011; I. Introduction; II. The Nature of the European Union Act 2011; III. Contradictory Messages on Sovereignty? IV. Legal Effectiveness of the Referendum LocksV. Constitutional Effect of the European Union Act 2011; VI. Conclusion; Part III: The Virtue and the Function of the Manner and Form Theory; 7. A Democratic Justification of the Manner and Form Theory; I. Introduction; II. The Need for a Normative Justification of the Manner and Form Theory; III. Democracy, Political Constitutionalism and Parliamentary Sovereignty; IV. A Democratic Justification of the Manner and Form Theory; V.A Potential Contradiction: Process, Politics and Democracy ... and the Courts?; VI. Conclusion 8. The Potential Utility of the Manner and Form TheoryI. Introduction; II. The State of the UK's Political Constitution; III. Using the Manner and Form Theory Democratically; IV. Manner and Form and Constitutional Reform; V. The Seeds of Destruction? Legally Unlimited Legislative Power and Parliamentary Sovereignty; VI. Conclusion; Index Summary "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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Vendor-supplied metadata Subject Constitutional law -- Great Britain. Sovereignty. sovereignty. LAW -- Constitutional. LAW -- Public. Constitutional law Politics and government Sovereignty Gesetzgebende Gewalt Parlament Law. SUBJECT Great Britain -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056868 Subject Great Britain Großbritannien Form Electronic book ISBN 9781782255802 178225580X 9781782255819 1782255818 9781474201667 1474201660 1509915427 9781509915422

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