British Constitution

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:amendmentProcess by ordinary legislation
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:citizenshipDefinedBy gptkb:British_Nationality_Act_1981
gptkbp:composedOf common law
conventions
statute law
works of authority
gptkbp:constitutionalMonarch King Charles III (as of 2024)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:director implements law
gptkbp:documentType gptkb:Magna_Carta
gptkb:Act_of_Settlement_1701
gptkb:Bill_of_Rights_1689
gptkb:European_Communities_Act_1972
gptkb:Northern_Ireland_Act_1998
gptkb:Government_of_Wales_Act_1998
gptkb:Parliament_Acts_1911_and_1949
gptkb:Scotland_Act_1998
gptkb:Human_Rights_Act_1998
gptkbp:firstDocument gptkb:Magna_Carta_1215
gptkbp:flexibility high
gptkbp:highestCourt gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Constitution
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Acts_of_Parliament
English common law
constitutional conventions
royal prerogative
gptkbp:judiciaryRole interprets law
gptkbp:lawReview limited
gptkbp:legislatureRole makes law
gptkbp:monarchRole CEO
gptkbp:noSingleDateOfAdoption true
gptkbp:notSupremeCourtReviewable true
gptkbp:notWrittenInSingleDocument true
gptkbp:origin evolved over centuries
gptkbp:parliamentarySovereignty core principle
gptkbp:primeMinisterRole CEO
gptkbp:principle gptkb:monarchy
rule of law
separation of powers
parliamentary sovereignty
gptkbp:subject gptkb:international_relations
devolution
European law (historically)
gptkbp:type uncodified constitution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Postwar_Constitution_of_Japan
gptkb:Constitution_of_Japan
gptkb:Australian_Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5