Constitutional documents
What constitutional documents are, and why Ask The Beagle cites them.
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Our explanation
A small number of old statutes and charters set the ground rules for how the UK is governed: how Parliament, the Crown and the courts relate to each other. They are cited when a question touches those ground rules. The documents in this corpus include:
- Act of Settlement (1700)
- Bill of Rights [1688]
- Constitutional Reform Act 2005
- Coronation Oath Act 1688
- Habeas Corpus Act 1679
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Interpretation Act 1978
- Magna Carta (1297)
- Parliament Act 1911
- Parliament Act 1949
- The Petition of Right [1627]
- Union with Scotland Act 1706