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UNIVERSITY OF LONDON LA1020 ZB

DIPLOMA IN LAW / CertHE COMMON LAW

DIPLOMA IN THE COMMON LAW
LLB
BSc DEGREES WITH LAW

Public law

Tuesday 10 May 2016: 10.00 – 13.15

Candidates will have THREE HOURS AND FIFTEEN MINUTES in which to

answer the questions.

Candidates should answer FOUR of the following EIGHT questions.

Candidates should answer all parts of a question unless otherwise stated.

Permitted materials
Students are permitted to bring into the examination room the following
specified document: one copy of Blackstone’s Statutes on Public Law &
Human Rights (OUP).

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1. Consider whether the role played by conventions is the most
compelling argument in favour of a codified constitution for the UK.

2. Discuss the claim that the rule of law is a complex and in some
respects uncertain concept.

3. How effective are the parliamentary procedures by which the House of

Commons seeks to hold ministers collectively and individually to
account?

4. Give your views on whether delegated legislation is “a necessary evil”

and the adequacy of existing safeguards over its potential misuse.

5. Discuss and explain the purpose, structure and effect of the Human
Rights Act 1998 upon the protection of civil rights and freedoms in the
UK.

6. Discuss the claim that the central concern of the European Union is
“institutional balance” between the different organs, rather than
separation of powers.

7. Using examples from case law, consider the nature and scope of
judicial review of executive discretionary powers.

8. Consider the legal structure of devolved government in the UK and the

case for an overarching Treaty on the Union of England, Wales,
Northern Ireland, and Scotland.

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