概况chapter3UKgovernment精选.ppt

CONTENT British Constitution British Constitution is made up of: Statutory Law (成文法) Common Law (判例法) Conventions (习惯法) 1.1 Statutory Law passed by Parliament example the Magna Carta (1215) the Bill of Rights (1689) the Reform Act (1832) the European Communities Act (1972) the European Communities (Amendment) Act (1986) 2.1.1 Parliament :makes the law Parliament the law-making body of Britain Strictly speaking, the parliament consists of the King or Queen, the House of Lords (上议院), the House of Commons (下议院) Queen Elizabeth II Born: April 21, 1926 Queen since June 2, 1953 Queen