The 'Black Spider Memos' Case: An Introduction to Constitutional Law
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| Description: | A lecture given at the Cambridge Sixth Form Law Conference in March 2017 by Professor Mark Elliott. The lecture offers a brief introduction to UK Constitutional Law, using the 'Black Spider Memos' case — concerning freedom of information requests in relation to correspondence between Prince Charles and Government Ministers — to illustrate some fundamental points about the UK constitution and about Constitutional Law as a subject. The lecture focusses on the UK Supreme Court's decision in the case, and on the reliance placed by the Justices on two fundamental constitutional principles: the rule of law and the sovereignty of Parliament. |
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| Created: | 2017-03-29 10:40 |
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Faculty of Law general events MOVED
Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law MOVED |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Mr D.J. Bates |
| Language: | eng (English) |