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Constitutional Law (Mods)
Constitutional Law (Mods)
Year 1 introduction to the UK constitution, parliamentary sovereignty, rule of law, and the courts.
1
Sources and nature of the UK constitution
An introduction to the uncodified constitution, its sources, conventions, and foundational character.
24 min
2
Parliamentary sovereignty — Dicey and its critics
Dicey's three propositions, the orthodox theory, and its principal critics — Jennings, Wade, Hart, Allan, Goldsworthy, and the Jackson dicta.
22 min
3
The rule of law
Dicey's formal conception, Raz's refinements, and the clash between legal certainty and substantive justice.
28 min
4
Separation of powers
The constitutional allocation of powers between executive, legislature, and judiciary in the United Kingdom.
22 min
5
Royal prerogative
The Crown's residual common-law powers and their modern justiciability in the unwritten constitution.
23 min
6
Devolution
The statutory transfer of legislative power to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland within the framework of continuing parliamentary sovereignty.
28 min
7
EU law and Brexit
The constitutional collision between EU law supremacy and parliamentary sovereignty, from accession to exit.
24 min
8
Human Rights Act 1998 — introduction
How the ECHR became domestic law — sections 3, 4, and 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the constitutional dialogue they created.
22 min