In the United Kingdom, judicial review of legislation passed by parliament is not present in most cases. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is not extremely strong due to the sovereignty of Parliament (Essays, 2013). The Supreme Court can, however, rule on laws that go against human rights or the European Union (Essays, 2013). In Germany, judicial review is present in that the courts can decide whether a law or act by the legislative or executive branch of government goes against the Basic Law (Rupp, 1960). Germany also has both federal and state courts that operate as part of a system (Rupp, 1960). This judicial review prevents laws from being passed that do not follow the Basic
In the United Kingdom, judicial review of legislation passed by parliament is not present in most cases. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is not extremely strong due to the sovereignty of Parliament (Essays, 2013). The Supreme Court can, however, rule on laws that go against human rights or the European Union (Essays, 2013). In Germany, judicial review is present in that the courts can decide whether a law or act by the legislative or executive branch of government goes against the Basic Law (Rupp, 1960). Germany also has both federal and state courts that operate as part of a system (Rupp, 1960). This judicial review prevents laws from being passed that do not follow the Basic