Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Rule of law in the United Kingdom

Index Rule of law in the United Kingdom

The rule of law is one of the longest established common law fundamental principles of the governance of the United Kingdom, dating to Magna Carta of 1215, particularly jurisprudence following its late 13th century re-drafting. [1]

69 relations: A v Secretary of State for the Home Department, A. V. Dicey, Abolitionism in the United Kingdom, Absolute monarchy, Act of Settlement 1703, Anarchy, Attorney General for England and Wales, Bill of Rights 1689, British Empire, British Library, Cambridge Law Journal, Common law, Constitution of the United Kingdom, Constitutional convention (political custom), Constitutional monarchy, Contempt of court, Democracy, Dominic Grieve, English law, Enrolled bill, Entick v Carrington, European Convention on Human Rights, Ex post facto law, Executive (government), Freedom of speech, Friedrich Hayek, Glorious Revolution, Habeas corpus, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Human rights, Human Rights Act 1998, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Joseph Raz, Judicial independence, Judicial review, Jurisprudence, Jury trial, Law and order (politics), Law Quarterly Review, Legal doctrine, List of Scottish monarchs, M v Home Office, Magna Carta, Merchant Shipping Act 1988, Model Parliament, Northern Ireland law, Parliamentary sovereignty, Politics of Scotland, President of the United States, Privy council, ..., Public-benefit corporation, R (Factortame Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport, R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2), Right to a fair trial, Right to life, Robert Walpole, Rubber stamp (politics), Rule of law, Scots law, Separation of powers, Slave Trade Act 1807, Slavery, Slavery Abolition Act 1833, Tautology (rhetoric), The Road to Serfdom, Treaty, Trevor Allan (legal philosopher), United Kingdom, Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Expand index (19 more) »

A v Secretary of State for the Home Department

A and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKHL 56 (also known as the Belmarsh 9 case) is a UK human rights case heard before the House of Lords.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and A v Secretary of State for the Home Department · See more »

A. V. Dicey

Albert Venn Dicey, KC, FBA (4 February 1835 – 7 April 1922), usually cited as A. V. Dicey, was a British jurist and constitutional theorist.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and A. V. Dicey · See more »

Abolitionism in the United Kingdom

Abolitionism in the United Kingdom was the movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries to end the practice of slavery, whether formal or informal, in the United Kingdom, the British Empire and the world, including ending the Atlantic slave trade.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Abolitionism in the United Kingdom · See more »

Absolute monarchy

Absolute monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which one ruler has supreme authority and where that authority is not restricted by any written laws, legislature, or customs.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Absolute monarchy · See more »

Act of Settlement 1703

The Act of Settlement of 1703 (passed in 1704) was an Act of Tynwald passed clarifying the status of the population of the Isle of Man.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Act of Settlement 1703 · See more »

Anarchy

Anarchy is the condition of a society, entity, group of people, or a single person that rejects hierarchy.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Anarchy · See more »

Attorney General for England and Wales

Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Attorney General for England and Wales · See more »

Bill of Rights 1689

The Bill of Rights, also known as the English Bill of Rights, is an Act of the Parliament of England that deals with constitutional matters and sets out certain basic civil rights.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Bill of Rights 1689 · See more »

British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and British Empire · See more »

British Library

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the largest national library in the world by number of items catalogued.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and British Library · See more »

Cambridge Law Journal

The Cambridge Law Journal is a peer-reviewed academic law journal published by Cambridge University Press.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Cambridge Law Journal · See more »

Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Common law · See more »

Constitution of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom does not have one specific constitutional document named as such.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Constitution of the United Kingdom · See more »

Constitutional convention (political custom)

A constitutional convention is an informal and uncodified procedural agreement that is followed by the institutions of a state.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Constitutional convention (political custom) · See more »

Constitutional monarchy

A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign exercises authority in accordance with a written or unwritten constitution.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Constitutional monarchy · See more »

Contempt of court

Contempt of court, often referred to simply as "contempt", is the offense of being disobedient to or discourteous toward a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice and dignity of the court.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Contempt of court · See more »

Democracy

Democracy (δημοκρατία dēmokraa thetía, literally "rule by people"), in modern usage, has three senses all for a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Democracy · See more »

Dominic Grieve

Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve, (born 24 May 1956) is a British Conservative politician, barrister, Queen's Counsel and a Member of the Privy Council.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Dominic Grieve · See more »

English law

English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and English law · See more »

Enrolled bill

In the United States Congress and in many state legislatures, an enrolled bill is the final copy of a bill or joint resolution which has passed both Houses of Congress in identical form.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Enrolled bill · See more »

Entick v Carrington

Entick v Carrington, is a leading case in English law and UK constitutional law establishing the civil liberties of individuals and limiting the scope of executive power.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Entick v Carrington · See more »

European Convention on Human Rights

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international treaty to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and European Convention on Human Rights · See more »

Ex post facto law

An ex post facto law (corrupted from) is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences (or status) of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Ex post facto law · See more »

Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Executive (government) · See more »

Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or sanction.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Freedom of speech · See more »

Friedrich Hayek

Friedrich August von Hayek (8 May 189923 March 1992), often referred to by his initials F. A. Hayek, was an Austrian-British economist and philosopher best known for his defense of classical liberalism.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Friedrich Hayek · See more »

Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III, Prince of Orange, who was James's nephew and son-in-law.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Glorious Revolution · See more »

Habeas corpus

Habeas corpus (Medieval Latin meaning literally "that you have the body") is a recourse in law through which a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment to a court and request that the court order the custodian of the person, usually a prison official, to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether the detention is lawful.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Habeas corpus · See more »

House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and House of Commons of the United Kingdom · See more »

Human rights

Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, December 13, 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,, Retrieved August 14, 2014 that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal and international law.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Human rights · See more »

Human Rights Act 1998

The Human Rights Act 1998 (c42) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which received Royal Assent on 9 November 1998, and mostly came into force on 2 October 2000.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Human Rights Act 1998 · See more »

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2200A (XXI) on 16 December 1966, and in force from 23 March 1976 in accordance with Article 49 of the covenant.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights · See more »

Joseph Raz

Joseph Raz (יוסף רז; born 21 March 1939) is an Israeli legal, moral and political philosopher.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Joseph Raz · See more »

Judicial independence

Judicial independence is the concept that the judiciary needs to be kept away from the other branches of government.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Judicial independence · See more »

Judicial review

Judicial review is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Judicial review · See more »

Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence or legal theory is the theoretical study of law, principally by philosophers but, from the twentieth century, also by social scientists.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Jurisprudence · See more »

Jury trial

A jury trial, or trial by jury, is a lawful proceeding in which a jury makes a decision or findings of fact.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Jury trial · See more »

Law and order (politics)

In politics, law and order (also known as tough on crime and the War on Crime) refers to demands for a strict criminal justice system, especially in relation to violent and property crime, through stricter criminal penalties.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Law and order (politics) · See more »

Law Quarterly Review

The Law Quarterly Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering common law throughout the world.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Law Quarterly Review · See more »

Legal doctrine

A legal doctrine is a framework, set of rules, procedural steps, or test, often established through precedent in the common law, through which judgments can be determined in a given legal case.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Legal doctrine · See more »

List of Scottish monarchs

The monarch of Scotland was the head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and List of Scottish monarchs · See more »

M v Home Office

M v Home Office 1 AC 377 is a UK constitutional law case, concerning the rule of law.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and M v Home Office · See more »

Magna Carta

Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "the Great Charter of the Liberties"), commonly called Magna Carta (also Magna Charta; "Great Charter"), is a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Magna Carta · See more »

Merchant Shipping Act 1988

The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 c.12 was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Merchant Shipping Act 1988 · See more »

Model Parliament

The Model Parliament is the term, attributed to Frederic William Maitland, used for the 1295 Parliament of England of King Edward I. This assembly included members of the clergy and the aristocracy, as well as representatives from the various counties and boroughs.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Model Parliament · See more »

Northern Ireland law

Northern Ireland law refers to the legal system of statute and common law operating in Northern Ireland since the partition of Ireland established Northern Ireland as a separate jurisdiction within the United Kingdom in 1921.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland law · See more »

Parliamentary sovereignty

Parliamentary sovereignty (also called parliamentary supremacy or legislative supremacy) is a concept in the constitutional law of some parliamentary democracies.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Parliamentary sovereignty · See more »

Politics of Scotland

Scotland is a country which is part of the United Kingdom.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Politics of Scotland · See more »

President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and President of the United States · See more »

Privy council

A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Privy council · See more »

Public-benefit corporation

Public-benefit corporations are a specific type of corporation that allow for public benefit to be a charter purpose in addition to the traditional corporate goal of maximizing profit for shareholders.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Public-benefit corporation · See more »

R (Factortame Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport

R (Factortame Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport was a judicial review case taken against the United Kingdom government by a company of Spanish fishermen who claimed that the United Kingdom had breached European Union law by requiring ships to have a majority of British owners if they were to be registered in the UK.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and R (Factortame Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport · See more »

R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2)

R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) was a case in the House of Lords concerning the removal of the Chagos Islanders and the exercise of the Royal Prerogative.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) · See more »

Right to a fair trial

A trial which is observed by trial judge or by jury without being partial is a fair trial.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Right to a fair trial · See more »

Right to life

The right to life is a moral principle based on the belief that a human being has the right to live and, in particular, should not be killed by another human being.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Right to life · See more »

Robert Walpole

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Robert Walpole · See more »

Rubber stamp (politics)

A rubber stamp, as a political metaphor, refers to a person or institution with considerable de jure power but little de facto power; one that rarely or never disagrees with more powerful organs.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Rubber stamp (politics) · See more »

Rule of law

The rule of law is the "authority and influence of law in society, especially when viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional behavior; (hence) the principle whereby all members of a society (including those in government) are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes and processes".

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Rule of law · See more »

Scots law

Scots law is the legal system of Scotland.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Scots law · See more »

Separation of powers

The separation of powers is a model for the governance of a state.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Separation of powers · See more »

Slave Trade Act 1807

The Slave Trade Act 1807, officially An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom prohibiting the slave trade in the British Empire.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Slave Trade Act 1807 · See more »

Slavery

Slavery is any system in which principles of property law are applied to people, allowing individuals to own, buy and sell other individuals, as a de jure form of property.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Slavery · See more »

Slavery Abolition Act 1833

The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. IV c. 73) abolished slavery throughout the British Empire.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Slavery Abolition Act 1833 · See more »

Tautology (rhetoric)

In rhetoric, a tautology (from Greek ταὐτός, "the same" and λόγος, "word/idea") is an argument which repeats an assertion using different phrasing.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Tautology (rhetoric) · See more »

The Road to Serfdom

The Road to Serfdom (German: Der Weg zur Knechtschaft) is a book written between 1940 and 1943 by Austrian British economist and philosopher Friedrich Hayek, in which the author " of the danger of tyranny that inevitably results from government control of economic decision-making through central planning." He further argues that the abandonment of individualism and classical liberalism inevitably leads to a loss of freedom, the creation of an oppressive society, the tyranny of a dictator, and the serfdom of the individual.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and The Road to Serfdom · See more »

Treaty

A treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Treaty · See more »

Trevor Allan (legal philosopher)

Trevor R. S. Allan, is Professor of Jurisprudence and Public Law at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Pembroke College.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Trevor Allan (legal philosopher) · See more »

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and United Kingdom · See more »

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a historic document that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its third session on 10 December 1948 as Resolution 217 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France.

New!!: Rule of law in the United Kingdom and Universal Declaration of Human Rights · See more »

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_law_in_the_United_Kingdom

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »