Parliamentary sovereignty

In a political system with parliamentary sovereignty, Parliament is sovereign. Parliamentary sovereignty is therefore different from the prince 's sovereignty, as well as of popular sovereignty, and thus represents a middle represents the sovereignty of Parliament in pure form excludes a separation of powers.

The development of parliamentary sovereignty is closely linked to the development of modern parliamentarism in England. Unlike in continental Europe, where the peoples against their rulers increasingly rights -won, which ultimately led to the sovereignty of the people, it was in England, the British Parliament, which had already fought against the king 1689, the Bill of Rights. And unlike in continental Europe it arrived in England never to codification a written constitution, which limits all state power; Rather, the constitutional law largely common law and only sporadically statuiert.

Whether in the UK, given the constitutional development and international bonds ( in particular the European Convention on Human Rights here ) can speak of parliamentary sovereignty still today, is being questioned again and again; the United Kingdom but is still viewed primarily as a political system with parliamentary sovereignty.

The historical context of origin, the so -called Glorious Revolution compare in England in the 17th century.

• Political Philosophy
• History of Political Ideas ( Early Modern Times )
• Constitutional theory