... Queen. Parliamentary sovereignty is a principle of the UK constitution, stating that they are competent to legislate on any subject matter. Parliament can theoretically amend or repeal any current legislation, even a statue of constitutional importance. The doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty is regarding the relationship between those who create the acts and those who apply them. Raising the question of which infact has supreme power. Parliament is the highest source of law and if a law has been passed according to parliament's rules, it is valid law and must be applied by the courts, even if it is unfair or unjust. 1This concept of sole legislative competence which came out from "glorious revolution" in the 17th century, which passed power to parliament from the monarch, 2The Bill of Rights 1689, this bill should potentially mean, that supremacy of parliament cannot be questioned, as to the validity of legislation by any ...

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