Tag Archives: European Union Act 2011
Jeffrey Goldsworthy: Parliamentary Sovereignty’s Premature Obituary
At the end of a long review of my book Parliamentary Sovereignty, Contemporary Debates (CUP, 2010, hereafter PS), Vernon Bogdanor concludes that I have “suffered one of the worst fates that can befall a philosopher”: I have “become the prisoner … Continue reading
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Paul Yowell: EU Act 2011: Law and Politics
The European Union Act 2011, which received royal assent in July of last year, could have important implications for several aspects of the UK constitution, including the UK’s relationship with the EU, the understanding of parliamentary sovereignty, the question of … Continue reading
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Mike Gordon: The European Union Act 2011
The European Union Act 2011 (EUA) is an unprecedented constitutional experiment. This post will outline the two main innovations of the Act: (1) the section 18 ‘sovereignty’ clause; and (2) the scheme of ‘referendum locks’ introduced in sections 2, 3 … Continue reading
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