Thoburn v Sunderland City Council
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Thoburn v Sunderland City Council is a landmark 2002 English administrative law case in which the High Court articulated the concept of "constitutional statutes" within the UK legal system.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English court case
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High Court of Justice case ⓘ administrative law case ⓘ public law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
EU–UK law relationship
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UK constitutional law ⓘ |
| citation | [2002] EWHC 195 (Admin) ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| court | High Court of Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
landmark case in English administrative law
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leading authority on constitutional statutes in the UK ⓘ |
| division | Queen's Bench Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finding | European Communities Act 1972 is a constitutional statute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
Certain statutes are "constitutional statutes" that cannot be impliedly repealed
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Constitutional statutes may only be repealed or amended expressly ⓘ |
| impact |
frequently cited on the concept of constitutional statutes
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influenced later UK constitutional and public law jurisprudence ⓘ |
| issue |
compatibility of UK weights and measures law with EU law
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status of the European Communities Act 1972 in the UK constitutional order ⓘ |
| judge | Laws LJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| keyConcept | constitutional statutes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
European Union law
NERFINISHED
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administrative law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locationOfCourt | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Metric Martyrs case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parties |
Steven Thoburn
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Sunderland City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentStatus | persuasive authority in UK courts ⓘ |
| principleArticulated | doctrine of constitutional statutes in UK law ⓘ |
| principleArticulated | limits on implied repeal where constitutional statutes are concerned ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
European Communities Act 1972
NERFINISHED
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Metrication regulations ⓘ Weights and Measures Act 1985 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfJudicialReview | administrative court review ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2002 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European Communities Act 1972
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recognizedAsConstitutionalStatuteIn
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Thoburn v Sunderland City Council
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