UK Supreme Court ruling on prorogation (Miller II, September 2019)
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The UK Supreme Court ruling on prorogation (Miller II, September 2019) was a landmark judgment that unanimously found Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s advice to suspend Parliament unlawful, reinforcing parliamentary sovereignty and constitutional limits on executive power.
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| UK Supreme Court ruling on prorogation (Miller II, September 2019) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UK Supreme Court ruling on prorogation (Miller II, September 2019) Context triple: [UK Parliament 2017–2019, keyEvent, UK Supreme Court ruling on prorogation (Miller II, September 2019)]
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R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union is a landmark 2017 UK Supreme Court case that held the government must obtain parliamentary approval before triggering Article 50 to leave the European Union.
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Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament
The Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament was a key constitutional law passed in 1641 that prevented King Charles I from dissolving the Long Parliament without its own agreement, significantly limiting royal prerogative.
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Crown-in-Parliament
The Crown-in-Parliament is the constitutional doctrine in the United Kingdom that vests supreme legislative authority jointly in the monarch, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords.
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House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015
The House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 is a UK law that grants the House of Lords explicit powers to permanently expel or suspend its members for serious misconduct.
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Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice
Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice is the authoritative reference work on the law, procedures, and conventions of the UK Parliament, particularly the House of Commons.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: UK Supreme Court ruling on prorogation (Miller II, September 2019) Target entity description: The UK Supreme Court ruling on prorogation (Miller II, September 2019) was a landmark judgment that unanimously found Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s advice to suspend Parliament unlawful, reinforcing parliamentary sovereignty and constitutional limits on executive power.
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A.
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union is a landmark 2017 UK Supreme Court case that held the government must obtain parliamentary approval before triggering Article 50 to leave the European Union.
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B.
Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament
The Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament was a key constitutional law passed in 1641 that prevented King Charles I from dissolving the Long Parliament without its own agreement, significantly limiting royal prerogative.
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C.
Crown-in-Parliament
The Crown-in-Parliament is the constitutional doctrine in the United Kingdom that vests supreme legislative authority jointly in the monarch, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords.
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D.
House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015
The House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 is a UK law that grants the House of Lords explicit powers to permanently expel or suspend its members for serious misconduct.
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E.
Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice
Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice is the authoritative reference work on the law, procedures, and conventions of the UK Parliament, particularly the House of Commons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Kingdom constitutional law case
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court judgment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Miller (No 2)
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Miller II NERFINISHED ⓘ Miller v The Prime Minister (2019 prorogation case) NERFINISHED ⓘ R (Miller) v The Prime Minister [2019] UKSC 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | [2019] UKSC 41 ⓘ |
| clarified |
constitutional limits on the royal prerogative
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that prerogative powers are subject to legal limits ⓘ |
| concerns |
advice of the Prime Minister to the monarch
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suspension of the UK Parliament in 2019 ⓘ |
| context |
2019 attempt to prorogue Parliament for five weeks before Brexit deadline
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Brexit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateDecided | 2019-09-24 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous judgment ⓘ |
| effect |
Parliament resumed sitting shortly after the judgment
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Parliament was deemed not to have been prorogued NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| found |
Prime Minister’s advice to prorogue Parliament was unlawful
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the prorogation of Parliament was null and of no effect ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | R (on the application of Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
courts can review the lawfulness of prorogation
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prorogation that frustrates or prevents Parliament from carrying out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification is unlawful ⓘ |
| joinedCase | Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| leadClaimant | Gina Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
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public law ⓘ |
| monarchInvolved | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfJustices | 11 ⓘ |
| overturned | earlier High Court ruling in England and Wales that the issue was non-justiciable ⓘ |
| presidingJudge |
Lady Hale
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Lord Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterInvolved | Boris Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reinforcedPrinciple |
parliamentary accountability of the executive
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parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark case on the reviewability of prerogative powers
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major precedent on the relationship between Parliament and the executive in the UK constitution ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional limits on executive power
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justiciability of prerogative powers ⓘ limits of prerogative powers ⓘ parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ prorogation of Parliament ⓘ |
| upheld | Inner House of the Court of Session decision that the prorogation was unlawful ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2019 ⓘ |
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Subject: UK Supreme Court ruling on prorogation (Miller II, September 2019) Description of subject: The UK Supreme Court ruling on prorogation (Miller II, September 2019) was a landmark judgment that unanimously found Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s advice to suspend Parliament unlawful, reinforcing parliamentary sovereignty and constitutional limits on executive power.
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UK Parliament 2017–2019
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UK Supreme Court ruling on prorogation (Miller II, September 2019)
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