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What is a constitution?
Definition of a constitution,
How is the sovereign power distri...,
What does a constitution provide ...
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Codified and uncodified constitutions
Codified constitution definition,
Uncodified constitution definition,
Example of a codified and uncodif...
5
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The main sources of the British Constitution
What is a statute law,
Give an example of a statute law,
What is common law
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Achieving constitutional change
In terms of constitution what doe...,
Process of usa ratification of co...,
What is an interpretative amendment
4
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changing the UK constitution
What do uncodified constitutions ...,
Give an example of a constitution...,
How can changes occur in the uk c...
3
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Recent constitutional reforms
What did labours return to office...,
What did the 1997 general electio...
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Changes during New Labours first decade in office
What were some of the prospects o...,
Why were the reforms introduced s...
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Parliament reform
What happened to all but 92 hered...,
What happened to the lords reform...,
What happened when the 2003 lords...
3
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Elections and referendums reform
What happened to the jenkins comm...,
What did labour make more frequen...,
Under which act was the independe...
3
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Rights reform
What did the 1998 human rights ac...,
What did the human rights act allow,
What did the freedom of informati...
3
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Devolution
What was established due to devol...,
What was london given under devol...,
What did the northern ireland act...
3
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Influencing and limiting government powers
What is the highest constitutiona...,
What can the government do with a...
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Principles of the UK constitution
Principles of parliamentary sover...,
What is a parliamentary government,
What is a bicameral parliament
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Are the constitutional principles under threat
Which act undermined parliament a...,
What did eurosceptics fear that t...,
Changes to parliamentary governme...
4
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The organisation of the UK judiciary
What is the judiciary,
What are judges at all levels inv...,
What dod judges do a court of app...
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What is civil law?
What is civil law concerned with,
What type of matters do civil cas...,
What do county courts do
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What is criminal law?
What is criminal law,
What do criminal cases normally l...,
What do the magistrates court do
5
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The Appellate Committee of the HoL
What is the position of the appel...,
What can overrule the hol and in ...,
Law lords who sit on the appellat...
6
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The new UK supreme court
In october 2009 what happened to ...,
What roles will the uk supreme co...,
What did creation of a uk supreme...
3
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Judicial appointment
Senior judiciary appointment comp...,
In the past how were senior judic...
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Reforming judicial appointments
What did labour announce in 2003,
What had the jac done by january ...,
Features about the 10 high court ...
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Appointments to the new UK Supreme Court
What will justices in uk supreme ...,
New justices will not be members ...,
What role will the most senior ju...
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Qualifications for office
What are the requirements to be j...
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The selection commission
How are vacancies in the supreme ...,
What does the 5 member selection ...
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The appointments process
What has happened to the minister...,
Stage 1 of appointments process,
Stage 2 of appointments process
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Judicial review in the UK
Why can t uk courts declare parli...,
What can uk courts review,
What does ultra vires mean
3
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EU membership and judicial power
What did the european communities...,
What happened to european laws,
What could the european court of ...
3
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The Factortame case
Cause of the case,
Where did the high court refer th...,
What did the high court tell the ...
5
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The Human Rights Act and judicial power
What did the human rights act hra...,
When can uk courts issue a declar...,
What is parliament not obliged to do
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The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
When was the echr established and...,
What is the council of europe,
How are alleged violations of ech...
5
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The Human Rights Act (1998)
When did the hra come into force,
What did the hra incorporate from...,
What is the hra based upon
4
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The HRA in action
What is the hra legal status not ...,
What can courts do to statutes,
What does article 15 of the echr ...
5
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The Courts, the HRA and the detention of terrorist suspects
What did the passage of the uk s ...,
How was the government able to de...,
What did an appellate committee o...
4
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Articles of the HRA
What is article 2 and 3,
What is article 8 and 10,
How has article 10 been used
5
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Judicial independence and neutrality
What is judicial independence,
What does judicial independence a...,
What is judicial neutrality
5
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How is the independence of the judiciary maintained?
What is judges security of tenure,
What are judges guaranteed salaries,
What is the contempt of courts
4
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