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Defining Parliamentary Sovereignty

Jeffrey Goldsworthy

in The Sovereignty of Parliament

Published in print July 2001 | ISBN: 9780199248087
Published online January 2010 | e-ISBN: 9780191705199 | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199248087.003.0002
Defining Parliamentary Sovereignty

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This chapter discusses the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty. It begins by defining ‘parliament’ and ‘sovereignty’. It then considers the development of law-making and constitutional thought from the Middle Ages.

Keywords: parliament; sovereignty; law-making; constitutional thought

Chapter.  6960 words. 

Subjects: constitutional and administrative law

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