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  2. Constitution of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    (London, Houses of Parliament. The Sun Shining through the Fog by Claude Monet, 1904). Parliament (from old French, parler, "to talk") is the UK's highest law-making body.. Although the British constitution is not codified, the Supreme Court recognises constitutional principles, [10] and constitutional statutes, [11] which shape the use of political power. There are at least four main ...

  3. United Kingdom constitutional law - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom constitutional law concerns the governance of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. With the oldest continuous political system on Earth, the British constitution is not contained in a single code but principles have emerged over centuries from common law statute , case law , political conventions and ...

  4. The constitution of the United Kingdom is an uncodified constitution made up of various statutes, judicial precedents, convention, treaties and other sources. [1] Beginning in the Middle Ages, the constitution developed gradually in response to various crises.

  5. Constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The constitution consists of legislation, common law, Crown prerogative and constitutional conventions. Conventions may be written or unwritten. Conventions may be written or unwritten. They are principles of behaviour which are not legally enforceable, but form part of the constitution by being enforced on a political, professional or personal ...

  6. Category:Constitution of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Constitution Committee; The Constitution Society; Constitutional reform in the United Kingdom; Constitutional status of Cornwall; Constitutional status of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles; Coronation oath of the British monarch; Counting agent; Court of Claims (United Kingdom) Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689

  7. Law of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The establishment of Scottish Parliament in 1999, which legislates within domestic areas of legislative competence, has created a further major source of Scots law. Under the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2020 following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union in 2020 [15] it is required ...

  8. Constitutional reform in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The constitution of the United Kingdom is an uncodified constitution. There are two chambers of the UK parliament: the House of Commons and House of Lords. The UK has various overseas territories and crown dependencies, and is composed of three legal jurisdictions.

  9. List of national constitutions - Wikipedia

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    A codified constitution is a constitution that is contained in a single document, which is the single source of constitutional law in a state. An uncodified constitution is one that is not contained in a single document, but consists of several different sources, which may be written or unwritten.