Unit Public Law - Level 4

Assignment

You are required to discuss the following issues in relation to public law in the UK.

Task 1
Discuss the extent to which there is a constitution and separation of powers in the UK. In your answer, you must:
• Explain the history and origins of the UK constitutional system.
• Assess the role of the UK constitution.
• Evaluate the characteristics of the UK constitutional system.
• Explain the distinct roles of the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.
• Assess the significance of the separation of powers' principle.
For a Merit grade you must:
• Assess the significance of constitutional conventions in the UK. For a Distinction grade you must:
• Evaluate the extent of the UK constitution's adherence to the separation of powers' principle.

Task 2
Discuss the creation of legislation and the rules, structures and procedures that relate to parliament and the legislature in relation to UK law.
In your answer, you must:
• Illustrate the passage of an Act of Parliament.
• Explain the meaning of the 'royal prerogative'.
• Assess the limits of parliamentary sovereignty.
• Evaluate reforms to the judicial appointment system.
• Illustrate the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the 'rule of law'.
• Explain the structure of the devolved powers in the UK.
• Appraise the extent of devolved powers of the Scottish Parliaments, Welsh Assembly and the Executive Committee of Northern Ireland.
• Appraise the scope and limitations of judicial review.
• Evaluate the procedural steps of judicial review.
• Distinguish between substantive breaches and procedural impropriety.
For a Merit grade you must:
• Appraise the extent of the parliamentary privilege.
• Appraise the boundaries between private and public law.

For a Distinction grade you must:
• Discuss the 'rule of law' in relation to natural and positive theories of law.
• Appraise the political advantages and disadvantages of the 'first past the post' system.

Attachment:- Public-law.rar