论当代英国司法独立与议会至上原则的关系

由于英国加入欧盟与人权公约,英国的政治格局发生了微妙而深刻的变化:法院开始审查议会立法的合法性,传统的议会至上原则受到动摇.英国理论界认为英国法院审查议会立法的合法性理论包括司法审查的特别授权理论、普遍合法性理论、宪法理论等.在实践中,英国法院审查议会立法受到大多数公民的认可,是当代英国精英政治对大众民主的有效补充.

On the Relations between Judicial Independence and the Supremacy of Parliament in Contemporary Britain

There are subtle and deep changes in the situations of British politics after entering into the EU and Human Rights Convention.Courts start to review the constitutionality of legislation.As a result,the Supremacy of Parliament is not so solid as before.There are three theories that explain the constitutionality of legislation reviewed by courts in British academic circle: the theory of specific legitimacy of judicial review,the theory of general legitimacy and the theory of constitutional law.In practice,th...