And lo on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:48:54 -0000, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> did  
spake, saying:

> Stephen <mcavoysATaolDOTcom@> wrote:
>> At least you have a constitution in the UK we don't, well not a written  
>> one.
>
>   They are free to pass laws which break basic human rights? Who controls
> that they don't (besides, perhaps, international pressure)?

EU law has been integrated (partially) into English Law so there's an  
appeal procedure there. Likewise any law requires the police to enforce  
it, which they may choose not to; and for judges to pass sentence, which  
they might choose not to (or sentence a slap-on-the-wrist, or pass the  
buck upwards to the higher courts). This all goes hand-in-hand with the  
fact that Parliament can make any laws it wants to, repeal any laws it  
wants to, and that no Acts it produces can be questioned by a court.

-- 
Phil Cook

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