- •1.Introduction
- •2. “Justice, law, legal system”. The definition of these terms.
- •3. The crown
- •4.Executive power
- •4.1The United Kingdom Government
- •4.2 Devolved national administrations
- •5.Legislatures
- •5.1 Uk Parliament
- •5.2 Devolved national legislatures
- •6.Judiciary
- •6.1 Judicial Independence
- •6.2 Judicial Neutrality
- •6.3 Judicial Supremacy
- •6.4 Systems of law
- •7.Electoral system
- •8.Political parties
- •8.1 Conservatives(Tories)
- •8.2 Labour
- •8.3 Liberal Democrats
- •8.4 Scottish and Welsh Nationalists
- •8.5 Northern Ireland parties
- •8.6 Other Parliamentary parties
- •8.8 Current Political landscape
- •9.Local government
- •10. European union
- •1.The conclusion
2. “Justice, law, legal system”. The definition of these terms.
Justice- the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments; the administration of law; the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity; the quality of conforming to law; conformity to truth, fact, or reason.
Law- the control brought about by the existence or enforcement of such law; the action of laws considered as a means of redressing wrong; a rule or order that it is advisable or obligatory to observe; something compatible with or enforceable by established law.
Legal system- is a system of laws.
In one words these three terms includes practically everything which is connected with politics and political system. That is why we should speak about the Crown, the Executive power, the Legislative power, Judiciary, Electoral systems, political parties, local government etc.
3. The crown
The British Monarch, currently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II(her official title in the United Kingdom is:” Elizabeth the Second, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other `Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.”) is the Chief of State of the United Kingdom. Though she takes little direct part in government, the Crown remains the fount in which ultimate executive power over Government lies. These powers are known as Royal Prerogative and can be used for a vast amount of things, such as the issue or withdrawal of passports, to the dismissal of the Prime Minister or even the Declaration of War. The powers are delegated from the Monarch personally, in the name of the Crown, and can be handed to various ministers, or other Officers of the Crown, and can purposely bypass the consent of Parliament.
The head of Her Majesty's Government; the Prime Minister, also has weekly meetings with the sovereign, where she may express her feelings, warn, or advise the Prime Minister in the Governments work.
According to the uncodified constitution of the United Kingdom, the monarch has the following powers:
Domestic Powers |
Foreign Powers |
The power to dismiss and appoint a Prime Minister |
The power to ratify and make treaties |
The power to dismiss and appoint other ministers |
The power to declare War and Peace |
The power to summon, prorogue and dissolve Parliament |
The power to deploy the Armed Forces overseas |
The power to grant or refuse Royal Assent to bills (making them valid and law) |
The power to recognize states |
The power to commission officers in the Armed Forces |
The power to credit and receive diplomats |
The power to command the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom |
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The power to appoint members to the Queen's Council |
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The power to issue and withdraw passports |
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The power to grant Prerogative of mercy (though Capital Punishment is abolished, this power is still used to remedy errors in sentence calculation) |
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The power to grant honours |
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The power to create corporations via Royal Charter |
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Three quarters or more of the queen’s life is spent in an office reading and signing state papers.
