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Another main function of constitutions may be to describe the procedure by which parliaments may legislate. For instance, special majorities may be required to alter the constitution. In bicameral legislatures, there may be a process laid out for second or third readings of bills before a new law can
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The third is that the general ideas and principles that the constitution supports arise directly from the judgements and precedents issued by the judiciary. "We may say that the constitution is pervaded by the rule of law on the ground that the general principles of the constitution... are with us
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Constitutional laws can be considered second order rule making or rules about making rules to exercise power. It governs the relationships between the judiciary, the legislature and the executive with the bodies under its authority. One of the key tasks of constitutions within this context is to
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Dicey's rule of law formula consists of three classic tenets. The first is that the regular law is supreme over arbitrary and discretionary powers. "o man is punishable ... except for a distinct breach of the law established in the ordinary legal manner before the ordinary courts of the land."
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nations, such as those in the Commonwealth as well as the United States, derive their legal systems from that of the United Kingdom, and as such place emphasis on judicial precedent, whereby consequential court rulings (especially those by higher courts) are a
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The second is that all men are to stand equal in the eyes of the law. "...no man is above the law...every man, whatever be his rank or condition, is subject to the ordinary law of the realm and amenable to the jurisdiction of the ordinary tribunals"
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is often regarded as a second limb functioning alongside the rule of law to curb the powers of the government. In many modern nation states, power is divided and vested into three branches of government: The
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Constitutional law is a major focus of legal studies and research. For example, most law students in the United States are required to take a class in Constitutional Law during their first year, and several
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is contrasted with a number of other terms. First, in denoting the body of judge-made law based on that developed in England... erhaps most commonly within Anglo-American jurisdictions,
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is a subfield of constitutional law. It includes the rules governing the process of elections. These rules enable the translation of the will of the people into functioning
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W B Gwyn, The Meaning of the Separation of Powers: An Analysis of the Doctrine From Its Origin to the Adoption of the United States Constitution, Tulane University (1965).
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enter into force. Alternatively, there may further be requirements for maximum terms that a government can keep power before holding an
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form a crucial part of a country's constitution and uphold the rights of the individual against the state. Most jurisdictions, like the
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the result of judicial decisions determining the rights of private persons in particular cases brought before the courts"
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1. The body of law derived from judicial decisions, rather than from statutes or constitutions; CASE LAW STATUTORY LAW.
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have no entrenched document setting out fundamental rights; in those jurisdictions the constitution is composed of
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dictates that government must be conducted according to law. This was first established by British legal theorist
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Dicey identified three essential elements of the British Constitution which were indicative of the rule of law:
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was valid authority, even though there was no statutory provision or court order for it. The court, led by
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are known as the horizontal separation of powers. The first and the second are harmonised in traditional
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The Discourse of Court Interpreting: Discourse Practices of the Law, the Witness and the Interpreter
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is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a
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An area of law that deals with interpretation and implementation of the Constitution
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Constitutional Conventions and the Headship of State: Australian Experience
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Mapping the Path to Codifying - or not Codifying - the UK's Constitution
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jurisdictions do not share the same constitutional law underpinnings.
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indicate hierarchies and relationships of power. For example, in a
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Absolute supremacy of regular law as opposed to the influence of
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The Constitution is a result of the ordinary law of the land.
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is a constitutional principle deriving from the common law.
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is another instance where a codified constitution, with the
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Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution
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Richards, Edward P.; Katharine C. Rathbun (1999-08-15).
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are devoted to the discussion of constitutional issues.
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