... whatsoever and those laws cannot be overridden by any person or body. Dicey defined Parliament as the 'Queen in Parliament', the sovereignty meaning all three institutions i.e. The Queen , the House of Commons, and the House of Lords. Three basic rules of definition can be drawn from Barnett (2002 p192) Lindsey Dawson 2 U7078651 * Parliament is the supreme law making body and may enact laws on any subject matter. * No parliament may be bounded by a predecessor or bind a successor. * No person or body, including a court of law may question the validity of Parliaments enactments. According to Dicey's principle there is no higher legislative authority and there is no limit to parliaments sphere of legislation. Dicey regarded the doctrine and the Rule of Law as that of one of the two pillars of the UK constitution. However the Rule of Law, although underpinning the constitution, is regarded as an unwritten principle where ...

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