Sentences with phrase «devolved legislatures»

However, it did offer a simple solution to the timing of general elections which appears to have worked perfectly well in relation to the devolved legislatures.

More broadly, this ruling will be studied closely by constitutional lawyers as it addresses a number of central issues, including the interplay between the Government's executive powers in international law and legislative sovereignty, the powers of the Court to supervise the exercise of prerogative powers particularly where existing law or rights are affected, and the fundamentally political, not legal, nature of the Sewel Convention on consultation of devolved legislatures.

From a practical perspective, it will be at least as important for the Government that the Court confirmed that it has no legal obligation to consult any of the devolved legislatures in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales — something which could have caused material delay, not least given the forthcoming Stormont elections.

The UK's exit from the EU will provide the devolved legislatures with the freedom to legislate in devolved areas that are currently circumscribed by EU law.

The Court may see more constitutional challenges such as the Article 50 case, Miller; judicial reviews of Henry VIII powers; challenges from the devolved legislatures; and issues that arise because of Brexit but have nothing to do with EU law.

Unanimously, the Supreme Court also held that the devolved legislatures of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have no veto on the decision to withdraw, and that the Sewel Convention is not legally enforceable.

It gives rulings upon the validity of laws passed by the devolved legislatures in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The leaders of the SNP and Plaid Cymru are not members of parliament, but instead members of their respective devolved legislatures, and so these parties have separate leaders in the House of Commons (Ian Blackford for the SNP and Liz Saville Roberts in the case of Plaid Cymru).

On May 5, 2016 the devolved legislatures of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales will hold elections to renovate the totality of their seats.

Former Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt will also call for a referendum on whether England should have its own parliament similar to the devolved legislatures in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Scottish and Welsh nationalism have been increasing in popularity, and since the Scottish independence referendum, 2014 there has been a wider debate about the UK adopting a federal system with each of the four home nations having its own, equal devolved legislatures and law - making powers.

An alarming lack of business experience in the European Parliament, Westminster and the devolved legislatures was identified in a report published in April 08.

Any bullying UK - centric approach to repatriation of powers that seeks to overstep proper parliamentary scrutiny and involve devolved legislatures poses a serious threat to the principles of democratic devolution.

However, from the outset, there was an expectation that, as a matter of convention, the UK Parliament «would not normally legislate with regard to devolved matters» without the consent of the affected devolved legislature.

And in Salvesen v Riddell [2013] UKSC 22 the Supreme Court held for the first time that a devolved legislature had acted outside its competence by passing legislation which violated the ECHR (in this case the right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions under Art 1 of Protocol 1).

The DUP represents Northern Irish constituents in both the Northern Ireland Assembly, a devolved legislature in Belfast administering much of the region's affairs, and in the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster, where the party currently serves in a coalition government with Prime Minister Theresa May's ruling Conservative Party.

Not exact matches

For readers already immersed in the Westminster village who want to broaden their horizons, Lionel is very good on the intricacies of the devolved executives and legislatures in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and London.

The once all - powerful legislature has devolved into a monthly debating society, with time wasted on exchanging birthday felicitations and handing out «Pride of Ulster County» awards.