What is public law?
WHAT IS PUBLIC Public law is the law that relates to the government
LAW???
WHAT IS Set of rules/practices/institutions/processes* concerning…
CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW??? Public power – decision making that effects everyone as a
collective
Accountability – how to challenge decisions made and make sure
people are held accountable for the power that they exercise
***but not just legal processes – when its law relating to the
government and political system there is a lot of overlap as the
law creates the political system, so we need to look at how this
shapes this and when we do not want the law involved in politics
such as in Miller No 2
In the UK, the law which creates and regulates also
empowers and controls the institutions and processes of
government
Dual dimension to constitutional law as it creates a
political system and gives us powers to do things
collectively and at the same time as creating and
impowering it, it has to create limits and accountability to
that power
CONSTITUTIONAL Constitutional law – the law relating to the constitution
LAW AND THE UK
CONSTIUTION Constitution – the legal and political system in which public
power exists and is used
UK does not have a written constitutional text in a
document whereas many other countries do
UK constitution is referring to the political system itself
RELATIONSHIPS IN
CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW
SIGNIFICANCE OF Foundations of the Legal System
CONSTITUTIONAL Framework within which other areas of law (crime,
LAW contract etc) exist
Thinks critically about operation of UK’s poltical system
WHAT IS PUBLIC Public law is the law that relates to the government
LAW???
WHAT IS Set of rules/practices/institutions/processes* concerning…
CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW??? Public power – decision making that effects everyone as a
collective
Accountability – how to challenge decisions made and make sure
people are held accountable for the power that they exercise
***but not just legal processes – when its law relating to the
government and political system there is a lot of overlap as the
law creates the political system, so we need to look at how this
shapes this and when we do not want the law involved in politics
such as in Miller No 2
In the UK, the law which creates and regulates also
empowers and controls the institutions and processes of
government
Dual dimension to constitutional law as it creates a
political system and gives us powers to do things
collectively and at the same time as creating and
impowering it, it has to create limits and accountability to
that power
CONSTITUTIONAL Constitutional law – the law relating to the constitution
LAW AND THE UK
CONSTIUTION Constitution – the legal and political system in which public
power exists and is used
UK does not have a written constitutional text in a
document whereas many other countries do
UK constitution is referring to the political system itself
RELATIONSHIPS IN
CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW
SIGNIFICANCE OF Foundations of the Legal System
CONSTITUTIONAL Framework within which other areas of law (crime,
LAW contract etc) exist
Thinks critically about operation of UK’s poltical system
