Hallo Ihr Lieben,
ich war wohl etwas knapp mit der Lernzeit für mein Seminar nächste Woche: Landeskunde GB / USA.
Eigentlich könnte ich diese Frage auch in der AKAD-Newsgroup stellen, aber hier sind vielleicht doch mehr Leute aktiv. Anyroad,
kann jemand von euch in zwei bis drei Sätzen kurz die Definition von Parlamentssouveränität in GB auf den Punkt bringen?
Liebe Grüße,
Irmgard
Parliamentary sovereignty
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Alexandra
Hi Irmgard ,
I`m living in London working for the governement and hope the following explanation helps to understand the difference between the role of law and the sovereignity of parliament.
The essence of the British constitution is based on two basic principles: The role of law and the sovereignity , which binds the state the law, and the sovereignty of parliament.
1. The rule of law protects citizens from the state and forces parliament to put into law the powers it transfers to the government. Laws can be rejected, repealed or passed by a simple majority. Since there is no written constitution, there is no need for special majorities to enact changes to the constitution. Constitutional reality as reflected in the legislative process is flexible and can be changed quickly.
2. The sovereignity of parliament state that all state power is derived from the people, that is, that the people are sovereign. How can this unique position of Britain be explained and what are the practical implications for today? Parliamentary sovereignty was achieved in 1688/89 during the Glorious Revolution. It marked the end of the conflict between the Ruling Catholic Stuarts and the protestant parliament. Parliament agreed to the deposition of the Stuarts and the crowning of the protestant William III of Orange and Mary, but not without demanding a whole raft of changes to the constitution in return. The Bill of Rights (1689) meant parliamentary independence, an end to absolutist rule in Great Britain and the foundation of the constitutional monarchy. The Bill of Rights transferred liberties to parliament (free elections, freedom of speech and tax laws).
During the 19th and 20th centuries the Liberal Party and its predecessors, the Whigs, managed to achieve general, equal, free and secret elections supported by demands from several groups including the growing middle classes, the labour movement and the women's liberation movement (the Suffragettes). As far as parliament's constitutional position was concerned, however, nothing changed. British citizens remained subjects to the Crown and were never given the power of the state.
Hope this helps,
Alexandra
I`m living in London working for the governement and hope the following explanation helps to understand the difference between the role of law and the sovereignity of parliament.
The essence of the British constitution is based on two basic principles: The role of law and the sovereignity , which binds the state the law, and the sovereignty of parliament.
1. The rule of law protects citizens from the state and forces parliament to put into law the powers it transfers to the government. Laws can be rejected, repealed or passed by a simple majority. Since there is no written constitution, there is no need for special majorities to enact changes to the constitution. Constitutional reality as reflected in the legislative process is flexible and can be changed quickly.
2. The sovereignity of parliament state that all state power is derived from the people, that is, that the people are sovereign. How can this unique position of Britain be explained and what are the practical implications for today? Parliamentary sovereignty was achieved in 1688/89 during the Glorious Revolution. It marked the end of the conflict between the Ruling Catholic Stuarts and the protestant parliament. Parliament agreed to the deposition of the Stuarts and the crowning of the protestant William III of Orange and Mary, but not without demanding a whole raft of changes to the constitution in return. The Bill of Rights (1689) meant parliamentary independence, an end to absolutist rule in Great Britain and the foundation of the constitutional monarchy. The Bill of Rights transferred liberties to parliament (free elections, freedom of speech and tax laws).
During the 19th and 20th centuries the Liberal Party and its predecessors, the Whigs, managed to achieve general, equal, free and secret elections supported by demands from several groups including the growing middle classes, the labour movement and the women's liberation movement (the Suffragettes). As far as parliament's constitutional position was concerned, however, nothing changed. British citizens remained subjects to the Crown and were never given the power of the state.
Hope this helps,
Alexandra
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Hi Alexandra,
cheers!!!! and a lot of thanks for your helpful and thourough answer, absolutely brilliant!!!
Kind regards,
Irmgard
cheers!!!! and a lot of thanks for your helpful and thourough answer, absolutely brilliant!!!
Kind regards,
Irmgard