SC Features
Act that created the SC
Constitutional Reform Act (2005)
clarified employment rights
Pimlico Plumbers
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3 Locations of sovereignty
Established by a ruling, informs future cases
Judicial Precedent
ECHR Articles violated by Belmarsh detention
Article 5 & 14
4 Freedoms
Movement, Goods, Services, Capital
Meaning of De Facto & De Jure
In Reality/practice, By Law
Majority Vote in both houses of Parliament
Belmarsh, Steinfeld
3 EU institutions
Commission, Council of Ministers, European Council, Parliament, Court of Justice, Central Bank
AV Dicey's 3 features of Parliamentary Sovereignty
Legislative Supremacy, Can make/unmake any law, equality of legislation (cannot bind parliament)
4 ways neutrality & independence are maintained
Security of Tenure, pay, appointment process, restrictions on membership, sub judice
4 cases during Coalition Period
Nicklinson (2014), Chester (2013), Al Rawi (2011), Ahmed (2010)
Social Policy that the UK opted out of
Workers restricted to 48 hour work weeks
Two things that are Quasi
Devolution (Federal), Human Rights Act (Entrenched)
Official name of the Law Lords
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
5 reasons justices ruled Prorogation unlawful
Prerogative Powers are justiciable, Parliamentary scrutiny takes precedence, Prorogation period too long, Power used to frustrate parliament, Context of constitutional significance
Factortame brought a case because of this Act
Merchant Shipping Act 1988
4 examples of Referendums
European Communities Referendum (1972), Electoral Reform (2011), Scottish Independence (2015), Brexit (2016)