Parliamentary Sovereignty: A Sceptical Restatement

by Adam Tucker

This book articulates and defends a sceptical general account of parliamentary sovereignty.

It challenges the orthodox approach to this fundamental doctrine by making three key heretical claims. First, there are some laws that Parliament cannot make. Second, there are several ways in which primary legislation can be overridden or set aside by institutions other than Parliament. And third, Parliament has the power to bind itself as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509968954
• ISBN13: 9781509968954
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"