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IG policy) Treaty ofAmsterdam (Treaty of Amsterdam amending EU and EC treaties: signed on 2nd Oct.1997 (This Treaty put an emphasis on: _ citizenship and the rights of individuals, _ greater democracy (increased powers for the European Parliament) _ Marked the beginnings of CFSP _ reformed the institutions re the run-up to enlargement _ Introduced the notion of a “Community area of freedom, security and justice” Treaty of Nice _ Treaty signed in Nice on 26 Feb. 2001 _ Treaty of

From the original institution of the King’s Council (Curia Regis), we shall see the emergence of two public institutions: Parliament and Royal Courts. Over 3 and 5 centuries, both will be completely separated from the Council. The King, at all time, retained a residual power, derived from his prerogative power. He could exert executive orders with or without control of Parliament or Courts: Prerogative of the Crown. Three Courts of Common law: Ÿ Court of the Exchequer: Name come from the

European Union Institutional Law The European Parliament – Powers In a historical perspective and fairly common, a Parliament is the legislative body of a system consisting of one or more assemblies of representatives of one or several peoples. In a democratic system, it is responsible mainly to pass the bill. In parliamentary systems, it has power to overthrow the government. Thus, the European Parliament is one of the strongest characteristics of the European Union,

conquête de l’Angleterre par Guillaume de Normandie en 1066. Parmi ces règles coutumières, on peut citer le droit de dissolution de la Chambre des communes par le Premier ministre . Elle est constituée de conventions constitutionnelles, de lois (Acts of Parliament) qui relèvent du droit constitutionnel et de divers éléments issus de coutumes ainsi que du Common Law. On les désigne en les regroupant sous la dénomination de « loi constitutionnelle britannique ». La constitution du Royaume-Uni et donc

britanniques sur le câble) chaque semaine pour avoir la « musique » de la langue en tête. L’idéal serait d’écouter un peu d’anglais tous les jours. Deuxièmement, fixez votre propre système d’abréviations (« H8 » pour Henry VIII, « MP » pour Member of Parliament, « GR » pour Glorious Revolution etc…) et surtout n’essayez pas de prendre toutes mes phrases. Allez à l’essentiel en notant les faits, les idées et les mots-clés, peu importe également, à ce stade, le contenu grammatical. Votre prise de notes devrait

children) is a term used to describe those children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church missions), under acts of their respective parliaments.[1][2] The removals occurred in the period between approximately 1869[3] and 1969,[4][5] although in some places children were still being taken in the 1970s.[6] The extent of the removal of children, and the reasoning behind their

en Grande Bretagne. Etape 2 : Recensement des connaissances Régime parlementaire : séparation souple Bicaméralisme : 2 chambres possédant le pouvoir législatif. Chambre Haute : Chambre des Lords Aucun pouvoir sur le Cabinet ministériel (acts de 1911 et 1949), plus de responsabilité ministérielle (1832) et ne peut que poser des questions, peu de pouvoir financier (réduit en 1911) possibilité d’un blocage d’un mois, membres nommés par les gouvernements, présidée par un speaker depuis le

constitutional responsibility to vote. Constitutions are important because they essentially set out the broad principles concerning who can make law. They also allocate the balance of power between the main institutions of the state – the government, Parliament and the judiciary – and provide the framework for the use of these institutions' powers. A constitution may also indicate the basic principles by which a country should expect to be governed, for example, that people should not be punished unless

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 and Scotland and the United Kingdom is composed of all of these and Northern Ireland. The British King is the head of the church in England. The reform Act of 1832 reforms the system of representation in Parliament. The Parliament Acts limited the influenced of Lord’s house

been gradually built over the centuries. There are many ways in which they are created and developed in our system o Historically it was customs and the decisions of judges which was the most important o Then as Parliament grew more powerful in the 18th-19th centuries, Acts of Parliament were the main source of new laws o During the 20th century two new sources were added, delegated legislation and European Law o Customs  Def: Rules of behaviour, which develop in a community without being deliberately