Constitutional law in uk

These include the Cabinet Manual and the Ministerial Code

Common law: the UK has what’s known as a ‘common law’ system, meaning that judges declare the law as derived from custom and precedent

Although it is the role of the courts to interpret the rules, not to make them; in practice, through identifying what the law is, judges can create it

the Human Rights Act 1998, establishing a bill of rights and freedoms actionable by individuals through the courts In addition, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 are considered constitutionally significant

Conventions play a significant role in the UK’s constitution