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THE SCOPE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AN OVERVIEW

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2023(VIII-I).10      10.31703/glsr.2023(VIII-I).10      Published : Mar 2023

The Scope of Judicial Review in the United Kingdom: An Overview

Abstract

    This research paper delves into the concept of judicial review in the United Kingdom, outlining its historical evolution from the seventeenth century to its contemporary significance. Judicial review empowers the judiciary to assess the decisions and actions of public authorities, ensuring the legality, procedural correctness,and propriety of these actions while maintaining checks and balances. Recent developments have reshaped this practice, influenced by political and constitutional changes like Brexit. Questions have arisen concerning the judiciary's role in relation to government and parliament actions, especially in light of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Judicial Review, Constitution, Rule of Law, Parliamentary Sovereignty

    (1) Aas Muhammad
    Assistant Professor, Department of Law, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Usama Jamil
    Advocate, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Salman Mazhar
    Advocate High Court, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Muhammad, Aas, Usama Jamil, and Salman Mazhar. 2023. "The Scope of Judicial Review in the United Kingdom: An Overview." Global Legal Studies Review, VIII (I): 87– 93 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2023(VIII-I).10

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    HARVARD : MUHAMMAD, A., JAMIL, U. & MAZHAR, S. 2023. The Scope of Judicial Review in the United Kingdom: An Overview. Global Legal Studies Review, VIII, 87– 93.

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    MHRA : Muhammad, Aas, Usama Jamil, and Salman Mazhar. 2023. "The Scope of Judicial Review in the United Kingdom: An Overview." Global Legal Studies Review, VIII: 87– 93

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    MLA : Muhammad, Aas, Usama Jamil, and Salman Mazhar. "The Scope of Judicial Review in the United Kingdom: An Overview." Global Legal Studies Review, VIII.I (2023): 87– 93 Print.

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    OXFORD : Muhammad, Aas, Jamil, Usama, and Mazhar, Salman (2023), "The Scope of Judicial Review in the United Kingdom: An Overview", Global Legal Studies Review, VIII (I), 87– 93

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    TURABIAN : Muhammad, Aas, Usama Jamil, and Salman Mazhar. "The Scope of Judicial Review in the United Kingdom: An Overview." Global Legal Studies Review VIII, no. I (2023): 87– 93. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2023(VIII-I).10