Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
BSc DEGREES
for External Students
Public Law
Candidates will have fifteen minutes during which they may read the paper and make
rough notes ONLY in their answer books. They then have the remaining THREE
HOURS in which to answer the questions.
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1. ‘The rule of law enforced by the courts is the ultimate controlling factor on
which our constitution is based.’ (Lord Hope of Craighead in Jackson v
Attorney General (2006)).
Discuss.
3. The Constitutional Renewal Bill 2008 provides, in part, that the powers
relating to war, the disposition of the armed forces and the ratification of
treaties should be transferred from the royal prerogative to Parliament.
4. How does United Kingdom law achieve a ‘level playing field’ between rival
candidates and political parties with respect to parliamentary election
campaigns?
5. ‘The integration into the laws of each Member State of provisions which
derive from the Community and more generally the terms and the spirit of the
Treaty, make it impossible for the states, as a corollary, to accord precedence
to a unilateral and subsequent measure over a legal system accepted by them
on a basis of reciprocity.’ (Costa v ENEL (1964) European Court of Justice).
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7. By reference to case law, discuss the status and effect of the European
Convention on Human Rights in UK domestic law.
8. Within the context of judicial review and with reference to case law, explain
the legal definitions of (a) sufficient interest, and (b) public bodies.
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