The Relationship Between Law and Politics
Amnesty international
By: Sanad Zumot
The Relationship between Law and Political Science
Law and political science are intricately interwoven since they are both necessary. In general, law forms and regulates the government, whereas government—a political science institution—creates laws for a community. Politics is governed by the rule of law. However, politics also influences the legislation.
Legislation and Judge Made “Case Laws” Govern Society’s Rules
Common law is the body of law produced by judges and tribunals, often known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law. Unlike statutory law, common law is contained and developed by written judgments and opinions.
Law is the basis or the modern concept of the nation state.
A State is a geographical political community with a solid legal framework that permits it to join other communities with comparable structures as members of the international community of States, according to modern international law.
The UK’s ‘Unwritten’ Constitution is More Flexible and Enables Evolution over Revolutionary Change.
The United Kingdom, unlike other modern countries, has an unwritten constitution consists of parliamentary actions, judicial rulings, and conventions. Throughout the previous century, a number of Acts of Parliament addressed significant constitutional issues, which, when considered collectively, may be viewed as constituting a tier of constitutional legislation, despite their patchy scope and lack of any particular standing or precedence in the law. They are as follows:
· The Parliament Acts (1911–1949)
That regulate the respective powers of the two Houses of Parliament.
· The Representation of the People Acts (1918) (as amended)
providing for universal voting and other matters of political representation.
· The European Communities Act (1972)
making the UK a legal partner in the European Union.
· The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland devolution Acts of 1998 (as amended)
creating an executive and legislature for each of those three nations in the UK.
· The Human Rights Act (1998)
establishing a bill of rights and freedoms actionable by individuals through the courts.
Setting Laws
Politicians possess a special duty for supporting the rule of law during the legislative process. According to the rule of law notion, everyone is responsible for adhering to publicly publicized laws. independently determined similarly enforced Furthermore, it adheres to worldwide human rights ideals. To guarantee the rule of law's efficacy, everyone must have access to legal services, the court system, and other methods of resolving disputes and complaints, as well as basic legal rights and processes. Politicians breaching the law raises serious concerns about the relationship between law and politics.
Power
Power is exercised for different reasons, in different ways, by different authorities.
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The United Kingdom is a liberal democratic constitutional monarchy.
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The Queen formally wields power, which is exercised through government and parliament.
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The government and parliament delegate certain authority to other bodies.
Members of the Parliament
What are the members of the parliament? A Member of Parliament is a person elected by the people of a certain area to represent them in a country's parliament. MP stands for Members of Parliament. MPs serve as multifaceted electorate representatives.
Members of the Parliament
Parliamentary duties
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Debate legislations
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Vote on bills
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Committee work
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Scrutinize government
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Serve as ministers
Constituency duties
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Represent constituents
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Deal with local issues
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Hold surgeries
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Give constituents advice
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Work with local councilors
Lords
What is the role of the lords in the UK parliament?
The House of Lords is the United Kingdom Parliament's second chamber. It differs from and supplements the activity of the democratically elected House of Commons. The Lords are in charge of making legislation as well as scrutinizing and contesting government actions.
The duties of the lords include:
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Scrutinize legislation
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Consideration of public policy
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Committee work
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Scrutinizing government
Lords' roles and responsibilities evolved over the twentieth century.
Different types of policymakers
Civil servants
Assist ministers in developing legislation and statutory guidelines, as well as delivering public policy.
Regulators
Are granted authority in economic sectors
Private sector consultants
Lawyers, accountants, and other professionals are also frequently engaged by the civil service and regulators.
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All policymakers must be politically neutral to ensure power remains with elected officials.
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Processes differ depending on the nature of the judgment
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Decisions must be documented in the event of judicial review
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Primary legislation (Acts)> Regulations> Statutory guidelines
This procedure is used while developing a new policy. Policy is maintained under review, and the procedure is repeated for any subsequent changes.
Changing Policies
Policy must evolve to keep up with changing times, but policy may also alter society.
To guarantee that policy is relevant to contemporary developments and represents modern ideas, both proactive and reactive changes are required. If policies are not revised, they may become obsolete in today's world.
Policy Gaps
As opposed to challenges with interpretation, implementation, and performance, the policy gap may be seen as a question of less-than-perfect prediction.
Examples of policy gaps in contemporary society include:
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Technology: Internet and cryptocurrency regulation
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Changes to the Constitution: Policy to Replace EU Laws
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Social developments include more safety for women and minorities.
Laws can be very out of date…
Recent revolutionary reviews
Here are some instances of laws that are out of date and not up to the present level in which our society lives, and which may appear nonsensical to modern society yet were rational when they were enacted.
These reviews were able to bring about revolutionary change in our society and support and aid specific problems throughout the world in order to make contemporary society a better place to live.
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All beached whales and sturgeons must be presented to the monarch (law by Edward II during 14th century).
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Being intoxicated in the pub is unlawful (licensing act 1872)
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It is unlawful to impersonate a police officer or a soldier, even at costume parties or on Halloween (see the Seamen's and Soldiers' False Characters Act of 1906 and the Police Act of 1996).
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Voyeurism(offences) act 2019 made up skirting a specific criminal offence
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The Equality Act of 2010 required all organizations with 250 or more employees to report annual data on the gender pay gap.