Member of Parliament

accumulation of British documents. However British constitution is not one single Constitution, it shows how the institutions work and the rights of duties of citizens in the country. The Magna Carta, the great chart, in 1215 protects the Community against the Monarch. The Bill of Rights of 1689 extends the power of Parliament. The Act of Settlements stipulated that only a protestant king could be British Monarch. It was ended at fighting again Catholic kings. Great Britain is composed of Wales, Brittany

to the European Parliament elections casts a shadow over the EU’s commitment to political participation and democratic values. Not only do EU elections hold little political relevance next to national electoral cycles, but voters are also lost in the EU’s labyrinth of accountability. Yet, what appears as an insurmountable obstacle to the legitimacy of Europe’s decision-making mechanisms can be translated into an opportunity for voting system reforms. One way to address the problem of widespread abstention

Welsh and the Scots voted in favour of the creation of devolved institutions. Thus, in 1998, The Government of Wales Act and The Scotland Act were introduced by the Labour Government and Parliament. These two separate acts, reiterating most of the 1978 proposals which had been written hastily under political pressure, were to shape devolution in the late 1990s. To put it in a nutshell, devolution in Scotland offered primary legislation, i.e. the legislative power of drafting laws, whereas its Welsh

28/12/2010 THE BELGIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE EU A POST LISBON TREATY PRESIDENCY Marianne DONY President Institute for European Studies ULB THE BELGIAN PRESIDENCY AND THE LISBON TREATY The Treaty of Lisbon entered into force on 1 December 2009 implies many changes as concerns the presidency of the EU A kind of transitional period has been respected for the Spain’s Presidency beginning in January since Spain had had to prepare itself for a conventional Presidency in the event that the Treaty would

conquest of Wales took place under the 1284 Statute of Rhuddlan, a formal Union did not occur until 1536, shortly after which Welsh law, which continued to be used in Wales after the conquest, was fully replaced by English law under the Laws in Wales Acts 15351542. + NEW FLAG - Oliver Cromwell (1649): seized the power in England and Wales, and established the Commonwealth, after a long period of tension between the king and Parliament. He used his army to expel his opponents from Parliament. He died

This document shows an announcement by the King Charles at Newcastle to the subjects in Scotland in order to calm down the people, to stop the rebellion. It was written on the 14th of May 1639. In this text, the King tells them what he wants them to do. His army has advanced and they are about to arrive in Berwick. But Charles wants to clear the situation. He explains that his intentions are good. If civil people obey and cooperate, they won’t do anything violent. But if in on the contrary, Scotland

1) What is the role of the Council of Europe and when was it founded? 2) Who are its members and how many are they? 3) What is the difference between the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and the Court of Human Rights? 4) What are your personal impressions after visiting the Council of Europe and attending the Parliamentary session? (200 words) 1. The Council was set up to defend human rights, parliamentary democracy and the rule of law, develop continent-wide agreements to standardize

Dimension of the King in the XVII century The 17th century was one of the most tumultuous periods in British history-years of Civil war, assassination attempts, usurpations, national disaster and revolution. Moreover, major changes could be noticed in political, religious and economic aspect. And we are going to relate important events to you, which have really influenced the British Empire and France. At the beginning of the 17th century, kings were considered as a representation of godly authority

Kingdom, Reform Act is a generic term used for legislation concerning electoral matters. It is most commonly used for laws passed to enfranchise new groups of voters and to redistribute seats in the British House of Commons. The periodic redrawing of constituency boundaries is now dealt with by a permanent Boundary Commission in each part of the United Kingdom, rather than by a Reform Act. Some people in Britain, mostly associated with the Liberal Democrats, have called for a new "Great Reform Act"

major systems of law : Roman law (codified and written), is the civil law used in france, continental europe, quebec and latina america. The other system is Common law is used in England and Wales, the US, Australia and Canada. In common law, juges work from a practical perspective. Common law refers to 2 aspects: - the legal system in england and wales, in its historical development - the general system of law and a particular set of rules used within UK There are 4 sources of law : - custom