... although Parliament is the main legislative organ, the courts and the executive both have legislative responsibilities; as well as government ministers having legislative, executive and judicial functions. One of the most rudimentary aspects of Constitutional law, that any student of law must know, is that Parliament, not the constitution, is the supreme legal authority. According to Dicey, "Parliament has total power. It is sovereign". The relevance of Parliamentary sovereignty is that it throws light on the importance of Parliament in the law making procedure. However in its relationship with international law, more importantly European law, the sovereignty of Parliament is at question. The primary example being the signing of the European Communities Act 1972 to which it can be said that Parliament is no longer all powerful. In the view of the European Court, the courts of the Member States should give effect to Community law.1 Not only does the inclusion ...

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