British Theory of Constitutional Law

British Theory of Constitutional Law
The existence of an absolute power in the British Parliament, which is at once a legislative and a constitutional convention, with power so transcended that it is not to be confined within any bounds either for causes or persons. 16 Am J2d Const L § 9.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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