An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution

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Parliamentary sovereignty is a fundamental principle of the UK's constitutional law, emphasizing that Parliament is the supreme law-making authority within the country. No other entity or institution can challenge or override Parliament's decisions. This principle affirms the legislative supremacy of Parliament and allows it to enact, amend, or repeal any law without restrictions. The concept of parliamentary sovereignty has four essential elements:

Garner, Bryan A. (2001). A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (2nd, reviseded.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-19-507769-8. In modern usage, common law is contrasted with a number of other terms. First, in denoting the body of judge-made law based on that developed in England... [P]erhaps most commonly within Anglo-American jurisdictions, common law is contrasted with statutory law ...For other uses, see Constitutional law (disambiguation). The principles from the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen still have constitutional importance Constitutional law commentaries and curricula thus focus separately on the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. This work roughly follows this structure. However, there is overlap between these two branches of constitutional law and this overlap is highlighted where relevant in this book.

Introduction identifies basic principles of English constitutional law including parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law. [12] [11] According to Dicey, the rule of law, in turn, relies on judicial independence. [13] Ogg, Frederic A. (June 1940). "Review of Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution and Constitutional Law". American Political Science Review. 34 (3): 579–582. doi: 10.2307/1949373. ISSN 0003-0554. The Law of the Constitution elucidates the guiding principles of the modern constitution of England: the legislative sovereignty of Parliament, the rule of law, and the binding force of unwritten conventions. Saunders, Robert (2016). Democracy and the Vote in British Politics, 1848–1867: The Making of the Second Reform Act. Routledge. p.161.

Enhances representative democracy by allowing citizens to participate meaningfully in law-making in various ways. Sugarman, David (1983). "Review: The Legal Boundaries of Liberty: Dicey, Liberalism and Legal Science". The Modern Law Review. 46 (1): 102–111. Allison, J. W. F. (December 2007). "History in the Law of the Constitution". The Journal of Legal History. 28 (3): 263–282. doi: 10.1080/01440360701698304. ISSN 0144-0365.