Privy Council and its Functions under British Constitution

1. Background The eclipse of the Privy Council as a practical instrument of government came with the development in the eighteenth centur...

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Exhaustive note on British Monarchy

1. Sovereign as head of state The United States Constitution declares that, "The executive power shall be vested in a President of t...

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Functions of Parliament in Great Britain

1. The British Parliament British, Parliament has been regarded as the earliest of the modern Parliaments and as such called Mother Parli...

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Limitations on Sovereignty of British Parliament

1. Legislative Sovereignty of Parliament The "Legislative Supremacy of Parliament" means that Parliament (i.e. the queen, Lords...

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Privileges of the House of Commons

1. The nature of privileges of the House of Commons Each House exercises certain powers and privileges which are regarded as essential to...

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Exhaustive note on Lord Chancellor

1. The Lord Chancellor The Speaker of the House of Lords is the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, who is Keeper of the Great Seal. H...

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Conventions of the British Constitution

1. Nature of constitutional conventions Conventions 'are also called "unwritten laws," but this is very confusing because a...

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