UK Law: Rule of Law and Parliamentary Sovereignty Analysis

This report delves into the administrative law of the UK, with a specific focus on the Rule of Law and its significance within the constitutional framework. It explores the concept of the Rule of Law as a cornerstone, emphasizing its role in protecting citizens, ensuring fair treatment, and upholding justice. The report examines the key principles of the Rule of Law, including the importance of accessible justice and the application of law, while also considering different viewpoints. The role of parliamentary sovereignty is analyzed, and the report includes references to relevant academic sources.

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The administrative law of the UK is a significant part of the constitutional law which
helps in laying down the key principles which includes rule of law and separation of power 1.
Rule of law is a tool which is prominent in protecting the citizens against the government. This
helps in ensuring fair treatment and also protecting them towards their rights. The rule of law is
the key fundamental doctrine where the individual must submit and obey the law and mustn't
carry out arbitrary action linked with the group of people. However, the rule of law is a political
concept. The rule of law is the key ideal array of values which states that, there are certain
principles which ensures that the law must be guided and stable. The law should not be changes
on a frequent basis. The key principles of the rule of law is that, the court must be easily
accessible and must also have access to the justice. Moreover, the application of law mainly
accords related with the rule of social justice. On the contrary, 2 argued that, the substantive
concept associated with the rule of law tends to comprise of the substantive rights and are not
morally neutral. It is prominent in the protection of key fundamental rights 3. As per the
viewpoints of Dicey, the rule of law is a paramount of law over the government. No man is
considered to be above the law and no man is punishable for the breach of law.
1 SHEVCHENKO, M. "THE PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY AND THE RULE
OF LAW IN THE UK LAW." In We speak Legal English, German, French, Spanish…, pp. 174-
175. 2019.
2 Vaccari, Eugenio. "Changes to UK Insolvency Rules in the Wake of Covid-19: A Much-
Needed Help for Businesses or an Unjustified Harm to the Rule of Law?." (2020): 127-136.
3 Cameron, Lorna. "Justice & the Rule of Law as artefact: the Design of the UK Supreme
Court." PhD diss., University of Lincoln, 2017.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
SHEVCHENKO, M. "THE PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY AND THE RULE OF LAW
IN THE UK LAW." In We speak Legal English, German, French, Spanish…, pp. 174-175. 2019.
Vaccari, Eugenio. "Changes to UK Insolvency Rules in the Wake of Covid-19: A Much-Needed
Help for Businesses or an Unjustified Harm to the Rule of Law?." (2020): 127-136.
Cameron, Lorna. "Justice & the Rule of Law as artefact: the Design of the UK Supreme Court."
PhD diss., University of Lincoln, 2017.