Revision Guide - Module 1 : Law Making
Suggested LL.B revision for Law Making modules
EUROPEAN LEGISLATIVE PROCESS & INSTITUTIONS
Institutions
Article 234 References to the ECJ
Types of EU Law
The Effect of EU Law
DOMESTIC LEGISLATIVE PROCESS & INSTITUTIONS
Acts of Parliament
Analysis of the Legislative Process and of Legislation
Parliamentary Sovereignty (or Supremacy)
Limitations on Parliamentary Sovereignty
DELEGATED LEGISLATION
Types of Delegated Legislation
Advantages and Disadvantages
Control of Delegated Legislation
INFLUENCES UPON PARLIAMENT
Law Commission
Royal Commissions
Manifesto and Electoral Mandate
Media and Pressure of Events
Pressure Groups
European Union Law
STATUTORY INTERPRETATION
The Rules of Interpretation
Commentary/Advantages and Disadvantages
Internal and External Aids
THE DOCTRINE OF JUDICIAL PRECEDENT
Principles of Stare Decisis, Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dicta
The Court Hierarchy
Law Reporting
Persuasive Precedents
Methods of Avoiding Precedent (including Commentary)
Advantages and Disadvantages
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