The End of Democracy and the Beginning of Juristocracy? Does the Supreme Court Pose an Additional Limitation to Parliamentary Sovereignty?

11 Pages Posted: 19 Dec 2015

Date Written: December 17, 2015

Abstract

This article identifies briefly the main limitations to the doctrine of Parliamentary Sovereignty and scrutinizes whether the Supreme Court poses an additional threat to this doctrine.

Keywords: Parliamentary Sovereignty; UK Constitution; EU Law; ECHR; Judicial Review; Separation of Powers; Rule of Law

Suggested Citation

Kyprianides, George P., The End of Democracy and the Beginning of Juristocracy? Does the Supreme Court Pose an Additional Limitation to Parliamentary Sovereignty? (December 17, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2705074 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2705074

George P. Kyprianides (Contact Author)

University of Reading ( email )

Whiteknights
PO Box 217
Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AH
United Kingdom

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