UK constitution Constitutional Law explained SQE Hesham Elrafei

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The UK constitution, Law simplified by Hesham El Rafei.

The UK's system is a constitutional monarchy, where the Monarch only plays a representative and ceremonial function.

The constitution of the UK is the set of rules, and procedures that guide the government's work and outline the relationship between the state and its citizens based on core principles: the rule of law; the separation of powers; and the sovereignty or supremacy of Parliament.

But unlike other countries, the UK constitution is not set out in a single written document labeled 'the Constitution'. Instead, it is unwritten or uncodified, as it is made up of the following four primary sources:

Acts of Parliament; case law; the royal prerogative; and constitutional conventions.

Many vital aspects of the constitution are located in numerous Acts of Parliament of constitutional significance like the Bill of Rights, Parliament Acts, Public Order Act, Human Rights Act, and the European Union Withdrawal Act.

Case law or the common law is also the source of some fundamental principles of the UK constitution as Judicial decisions have been responsible for many key constitutional principles, like requiring government actions to have legal authority and the right to a fair trial.

On the other side, Royal prerogative comprises what is left of the Monarch's arbitrary powers, and has been substantially shortened by statute.

And lastly, Constitutional conventions are the political customs and norms, its non-legal source as it aids the operation of the constitution. While the courts do not directly enforce them, Constitutional conventions play a crucial role in the Constitution and the workings of government.