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Question: ‘The role of Parliament is now one of legitimation rather than legislation’. Discuss.
Answer: Parliament is the highest legislative authority in the UK and has responsibility for checking the work of government and examining, debating and approving new laws. As the legislature and with the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty, Parliament is held to be the ultimate law-making body but, its role of legislating has increasingly been questioned because of the emergence of a state of elective dictatorship, a phrase coined by Lord Hailsham to refer to the fact that the legislative programme of Parliament is determined by the government, and government bills virtually always pass the House of Commons because of the nature of the governing party\'s majority. It has, therefore, been suggested that Parliament’s role has subsided to one of legitimation because it is ‘the organ through wh......(short extract)
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Details: - Mark: 63% | Course: Constitutional and Administrative Law | Year: 1st | Words: 2673 | References: Yes | Date written: January, 2010 | Date submitted: March 08, 2012 | Coursework ID: 726
