Essays on UK Politics

Introduction In England and Wales, a person is considered fit to stand trial at the age of 10, but in recent years it has been shown that the brain’s neural circuits still undergo major development in a person’s youth. The prefrontal cortex, for instance, although responsible for cognitive control, decision making, and impulse control, will...

1. How did the Court reach its decision in the case? (50%) The unanimous decision of the Supreme Court was handed down by Lady Hale and Lord Reed and decided whether the Prime Minister’s advice to prorogue Parliament was justiciable and if so, lawful. A Divisional Court within the High Court dismissed the application on...

A Statute is an Act of Parliament, which is a law made by the Parliament. Statute most often begin as bills then go through both the pre-legislative and legislative stage. When there are disagreements about the meaning of the word statute, the matter can go to the court where the judge then goes onto interpreting...

In January 2020 when Brexit began to take place, there has been various concerns across the UK about how animal welfare and the different ways the laws and legislations may be affected. Brexit also caused a concern all over the UK as a large majority of the laws and legislations that are currently in place...

The United Kingdom (UK) is one of the biggest countries in the World economy it provides sources to worldwide organizations to fulfil their needs. Most of the biggest Multinational Corporation are Situated in the UK. Tesco, Sainsbury, Cadbury, Nestle, the success of UK organizations depended on their labour skills. They contribute a major part in...

The primary objection to EU membership and the limits it placed on parliamentary sovereignty has been specifically focused on the erosion of parliament’s law-making powers. While it is true that the UK will not be under the formal obligation to conform to EU law there are other hurdles to regaining a constitutional settlement in which...

On the 17th of October 1972, the United Kingdom became part of the EU member states after the European Communities Act 1972 had received royal assent. This then resulted in the UK becoming part of the European Economic Communities which was created in 1958 by the Treaty of Rome. Some key provisions of this act...

Introduction On the very first moment, the Prime Minister of Number 10 Downing Street leaves their office, and the new Prime Minister then comes in, there will be those who surveys how the British general public rates the past Prime Ministers on how ‘successful’ they were. However, the term ‘successful’ will, in general, rely upon...

In assessing whether the United Kingdom has evolved towards becoming a federal state, as the result of devolution, it is essential to deliberate the debate’s origin. Largely, it has been argued that Blair’s government undermined the constitutional framework of the UK. Yet, an opposing argument contends that the creation of devolved parliaments, in Wales, Northern...

1. Introduction The separation of powers is one of our important principles in our constitutional system. This means that our governments powers are divided into three different spheres namely, the executive, legislature and judiciary. The concerning matter is whether the judicial system can interfere with the work of the executive branch. The following text discusses...