... of America a case Marbury v. Madison [1858] highlighted a situation where the government at the time passed a legislation which was contrary to the constitution. In this case the legislation was over-ruled by the courts as this was a right addressed to them by the legislation. This case highlights a fundamental reason why a written constitution would be useful as it protects the civil and political rights of the state. It should be noted however that the United States of America's written documentation of "a declaration of the country's supreme laws"1, in the form of a written constitution does not deter a government from trying to pass legislation which is unconstitutional, as the case above shows. A documentation of such rules does exist in the United Kingdom, even though it is not written under one document; the impact of the rules is not dissimilar from above showing that breaches ...

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