Statute law - Laws passed by Parliament, Uncodified - A constitution not contained in a single written document, Devolution - The dispersal of power, but not sovereignty, within a political system, Federal - A political system where legal sovereignty is spread across two tiers of legislation, Treaties - Formal agreements with other countries, usually ratified by Parliament, The rule of law - The principle that all people and bodies, including government, must follow the law and can be held to account if they do not, Common law - Laws made by judges where the law does not cover the issue or is unclear, Unitary - A political system where all legal sovereignty is contained in a single place, Conventions - Traditions not contained in law but influential in the operation of a political system, Parliamentary sovereignty - The principle that Parliament can make, amend or unmake any law, and cannot bind its successors or be bound by its predecessors, Constitution - A set of rules determining where sovereignty lies in a political system, and establishing the relationship between the government and the governed, Authoritative works - Works written by experts describing how a political system is run, they are not legally binding but are taken as significant guides, Unentrenched - A constitution with no special procedure for amendment,

The Constitution

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