"Richard Miller" wrote in message
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> In message , Norbert
> Liecfeldt writes
>>The Supreme Court in Germany has the power to strike out laws and declare
>>them invalid. The Court can also instruct the government to alter and
>>amend laws within a certain time frame.
>>
>>To the best of my knowledge, no Court in the UK has that kind of power.
>
> That is correct. The only power a Court has officially to criticise a law
> is to issue a certificate of incompatibility with the Human Rights
> Convention. It still remains up to Parliament whether to change the law or
> not.
> --
> Richard Miller
I think you are right in terms of everything that doesn't meet Lord Steyn's
criteria of something that doesn't break a fundamental constitutional
principle.
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