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Statute law in Britain

Statute law in Britain. 2nd November, 2011. Separation of powers. UK – a parlaimentary monarchy. Legislative power – parliament Executive power – the government Judicial power – courts The monarch?. UK Parliament.

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Statute law in Britain

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  1. Statute lawinBritain 2nd November, 2011

  2. Separation of powers

  3. UK – a parlaimentary monarchy • Legislative power – parliament • Executive power – the government • Judicial power – courts • The monarch?

  4. UK Parliament • Supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom and the overseas territories • Acts of Parliament • Statute law – statutes organized in Codes or Statute Books

  5. Composition • UK Parliament – bicameral parliament • Lower house – House of Commons – elected body • Upper house – House of Lords – hereditary body • Members – 1436 (786 peers, 650 MPs)

  6. House of Commons

  7. Legislative procedure • A Bill • a proposal for a new law • a proposal for a change in an existing law • Proposed by: • the government, an MP or a Lord, a private individual or an organization

  8. Types of Bills • Public Bills • apply to the general population • proposedbytheGovernment • PrivateMembers’ Bill • apply to the general population • proposedbyMPs or Lords who are notgovernmentministers • PrivateBills • change thelaws as theyapply to specificorganizations • proposedbyorganizations • HybridBills

  9. How a Bill becomes a Law? • http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws/passage-bill/

  10. Vocabulary • Legislation - zakonodavstvo • Legislature – zakonodavno tijelo • Legislative – zakonodavni • Separation of powers – podjela vlasti • A bill – prijedlog zakona, nacrt zakona • Acts of Parliament – zakon donesen u parlamentu • Statute law – pisano pravo

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