So, while the EU may currently model "ideal" law for Parliament, it is Parliament who has the ultimate power to legislate.
The second external restriction on Parliament is the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The ECHR was enacted in 1953 and meant to protect the basic human rights of all citizens of European nations. This act permits the citizen of any country to bring a case before the ECHR court and should the action of the nation be found in violation of human rights, there is a penalty applied to that nation and whatever law violated the right must be removed (Ovey 50). So, similar to the EU issue, this limitation would seem to remove power from Parliament, however, it is removing power that in actuality Parliament never had, the power to violate inherent human rights.
In recent years, there has been one primary internal limitation placed on Parliament, that limitation is the concept of devolution. Britain is governed exclusively by Westminster, and decisions made by Westminster directly effect the entire country. This model in recent years has been considered less effective than those nations which use a separation of powers system, where individual states have sovereignty over most governing issues and must only submit to the Federal government where required by the Constitution. This idea of separation of powers is gaining force in Britain and many are proposing that a separation of powers should take place in Britain essentially limiting Parliament's power solely to law making and giving equal power to the courts and an executive for the enforcement and interpretation of the laws; however, according to most legal critics, the system would never be compatible in Britain and therefore must not be implemented (White 473).
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