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... and to suspend the application of parliamentary enactments. The principles of the Bill of Rights was parliament to be its own master and free from interference, for by Article 9, "the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of parliament." One of the greatest scholars, Dicey said, " that parliament . . .has. . . the right to make or unmake any law whatever; and further, that no person or body is recognised by the law of England as having a right to override or set aside the legislation of parliament". This allowed parliament to legislate upon any topic, and the enactments to be obeyed by the courts further parliament could change even constitutional laws of great importance on the same manner as other laws and nobody can pronounce void any enactments of parliament ...
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