Law of Non -Contradiction

Running Head: PUBLIC LAW
PUBLIC LAW
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

PUBLIC LAW1
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QUESTION 3:.................................................................................................................................1
(a):................................................................................................................................................1
(b):................................................................................................................................................2
(c):................................................................................................................................................3
(d):................................................................................................................................................4
(e):................................................................................................................................................5
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Case Laws:...................................................................................................7
Journals and Scholars:.................................................................................................................7
Websites:......................................................................................................................................8

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QUESTION 3:
(a):
The Act of Parliament passed in 2018 abolished all the university tuition fees. However,
an Act of 2010 had established that the Universities shall be entitled for the tuition fees of 9000£
annually. The Act of 2018 does not mention anything about the 2010 Act and its provisions.
Applying the law of non-contradiction principle of classic logic1, it can be explained
that in such circumstances where contradictions between the statutes may cancel each other out
due to being inconsistent with each other, it would be required to repeal, amend, or change one
of them. Usually, the modern laws have a provision called the amending or the repealing
provision wherein the statute and its effectiveness with the contradicting provisions of other
statutes and the standing of each of them with each other and whether the statute would change
or amend or repeal the contradicting provision at the time of passing or publication of the new
statute. However, applying the doctrine of implied repeal2, it can be explained that the Act of
Parliament which came into force in 2018 shall take precedence over the 2010 Act and the
provisions of the 2010 Act shall be impliedly repealed due to the enforcement of provisions of
2018 Act.
Further, applying the theory of parliamentary sovereignty3 as laid down in section 4 of
the Statute, it can be explained that no political or governmental body shall have the right to
interfere with or deny the statutes as passed by the Parliament4. In other words, it can be
1 Estrada-González, Luis, and María del Rosario Martínez-Ordaz. "The Possibility and Fruitfulness of a
Debate on the Principle of Non-contradiction." Contradictions, from Consistency to Inconsistency.
Springer, Cham, 2018. 33-51.
2 Ahmed, Farrah, and Adam Perry. "Constitutional Statutes." Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 37.2 (2017):
461-481.
3 Lakin, Stuart. "The Manner and Form Theory of Parliamentary Sovereignty: A Nelson’s Eye View of the
UK Constitution?." Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 38.1 (2018): 168-189.
4 Jackson vs. Attorney General [2005] UKHL 56