The modern UK Parliament can trace its origins all the way back to two features of Anglo-Saxon government from the 8th to 11th centuries. These are the Witan and the moot. The Witan The Witan was the occasion when the King would call together his leading advisors and nobles to discuss matters affecting the country. It existed only when the King chose and was made up of those individuals whom he particularly summoned. The Witan’s main duty was to advise the King‚ but its assent was not necessary
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The need of having just‚ effective and acceptable laws that govern the society has led to the thinking of having a body which makes those laws‚ the obvious choice has been the creation a body consisting of elected representatives that is parliament‚ but this does not mean its always perfect in performing the mandate .There are several shortcomings in the making ‚interpreting and execution stages . Laws made in parliament require further interpretation by other arms of government of which this
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Law Making and Influences on Parliament Assignment 1 – Unit 2 – P2 How do Parliament create an act? Every act of Parliament begins as a Bill. A Bill is a draft law and will fall into one of three categories: Government (Public) Bills The most common form of bill. These are put forward by the parliamentary party in power. Gov’t policies are set out in the party manifesto‚ which in itself is a list of things that the party say they will do should they come into power. Bills based on these
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of an Unwritten Constitution in the UK The UK has an unwritten constitution unlike the U.S.A. Instead Britain’s laws‚ policies and codes are developed through statutes‚ common law‚ convention and more recently E.U law. It is misleading to call the British constitution unwritten; a more precise form of classification would be un-codified. This means that the British constitution has no single document‚ which states principles and rules of a state. However‚ The
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“Parliament isn’t the most effective body to make laws.” Parliament is an elected supreme law-making body that is able to create new laws that reflect the needs of the people. It is not always effective as there are many different factors that can both help and hinder the process of legislation within the two houses. By being an arena for debate parliament is able to formulate effective laws through by discussing and debating the presented purpose of a proposed law. Thus lessening any chance of
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The legislative Process in Parliament/The making of law in Parliament: The following are the parliamentary stages a Bill will have to go through before becoming law: a)First Reading. This is a mere formality. In the case of a Government Bill‚ the Minister concerned presents the Bill to the House. The title of the Bill is read. There is no debate and no voting. The Bill is then circulated to all members. b)Second Reading. This is a crucial stage. There is vigorous debate by the Opposition and
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effectiveness of law making through parliament is known to be a controversial matter. The pass bills‚ they debate and changes laws but to what extent is it effective. The parliament makes laws in future. Which means they think ahead of what the world’s developing to and thinks of what new laws will be needed for society once this is done it allows society to know what the law is and how it will apply to them. Another thing that parliament is the debate that takes place in parliament. The members of
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Investment into the UK through TNC’s is important as it transfers technology‚ skills and innovation to the UK. FDI is particularly important in the UK’s automotive industry with 25% of Ford’s engines being sourced from Dagenham in Essex. However‚ there is the issue that The British government has limited power to influence decisions made by foreign trans-national companies when it comes to them relocating and offshoring. This means thousands of people in the UK can face redundancy with the UK government
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Discuss the economic advantages and disadvantages to the UK of participation in the European single currency (Euro). Will British businesses be better or worse off if the country decides to participate? Introduction of Euro in the world’s monetary union is a milestone. Eleven countries were going to create EMU at the beginning‚ now there is a long queue to join in EMU. Most of the EMU members get more advantage then disadvantage to join in Euro. Euro creates a large market in the Eurozone. Three
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Evaluate Parliament as a lawmaker Parliament is the supreme law making body consisting of all elected members of both houses. Its main role is to make laws‚ laws that not only protect society and individual rights but reflect the societies values. Parliament can be viewed as an arena for debate where new ideas for laws and proposed laws are discussed and debated on their purpose for an effective law to be delivered. Thus lessening the chance of an unjust law being created. However‚ parliament is not
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