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In the United Kingdom, Parliament consists of the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the Queen, although the role of the Queen as part of the Parliament is generally ommitted by non-legal commentators. The House of Lords is unique among those Parliaments that have adopted the Westminster system, in that it combines judicial and legislative functions. However, separation of its judicial functions into a separate body has been planned ever since the Supreme Court of the Judicature Acts in the 1870s, and in the long run is probably inevitable. |
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In the United Kingdom, Parliament consists of the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the Monarch, although the role of the Queen as part of the Parliament is generally omitted by non-legal commentators. The House of Lords is unique among those Parliaments that have adopted the Westminster system, in that it combines judicial and legislative functions. However, separation of its judicial functions into a separate body has been planned ever since the original Judicature Act 1873, and in the long run is probably inevitable. |
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Parliaments originated as meetings hosted by the soverign of the leading nobles and commoners of the kingdom; this explains the Queen's role as part of the British, Australian and Canadian institutions. |
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Parliaments originated as meetings hosted by the sovereign of the leading nobles and commoners of the kingdom; this explains the Queen's role as part of the British, Australian and Canadian institutions. |
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See also European Parliament, [International Parliamentary Union]?. |
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See also European Parliament, [International Parliamentary Union]?. |
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