The House of Lords is the highest court in the UK. Judges of The House of Lords are "life peers". A life peer is a British peer whose title lapses at death.
There are 12 Law Lords and their role is to hear cases from the lower courts on appeal. The Law Lords can participate in a debate and enactment of Government legislation.
No court in UK can change The House of Lords decision. However, The European Court of Justice are able to do so and can change decision made of The House of Lords.
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Yes that is the House of Lords. They have some real power concerning the legislation in the UK.
ReplyDeleteRight! One of my subjects last year was law. I learnt a lot about House of Lords and House of Commons in my law classes
ReplyDeleteI can definately see you've done law, Zishan! This was a good blog post with an impressive academical language. Interesting that the European Court of Justice aer able to change decisions of The House of Lords. However, I would like to hear your view on how important the role of The House of Lords is in British politics today :)
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