PRIFYSGOL ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
SUPPLEMENTARY PART 1 LAW EXAMINATIONS 2011
DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (LA16220)
Time allowed ONE AND A HALF hours
Candidates are not permitted to bring any books, notes or any other materials
into the examination.
Answer ONE question from SECTION A and ONE question from SECTION B
Section A
1. ‘The rule of law – in its many guises – represents a challenge to state authority
and power, demanding both that powers be granted legitimately and that their exercise
is according to law.’ (Barnett) Discuss.
2. How important is the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty to the
contemporary constitutional framework of the United Kingdom?
Section B
3. Critically assess the way in which the principle of the separation of powers is
embodied in the contemporary United Kingdom Constitution.
4. Answer EITHER A OR B
A. Explain how the royal prerogative constitutes executive powers, privileges and
immunities.
OR
B. To what extent have the courts shown increasing willingness over the years to
subject the exercise by the Government of prerogative powers to judicial review?
5. State X has severely restricted Anna’s right to privacy. However it considers
that there were important security reasons for doing so. Explain to State X, which is
bound by the European Convention on Human Rights, what it must establish in order
to convince the European Court of Human Rights that the interference with Anna’s
privacy can be justified under the provisions of the European Convention.
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