Last week the high court ruled on the process the government needs to follow in order to trigger article 50 and initiate Britain’s exit from the European Union. In today’s blog, Dr Robin Eagles discusses the background to the 17th century precedents the judges cited in their ruling…
Last week’s judgment by the high court that Theresa May’s government was not able to use its powers under the royal prerogative to trigger article 50 made reference to a number of historical precedents. Many of those cited were of fairly recent vintage but two referred to examples from the 17th century – a period in which the fundamental relationship between crown and parliament was disputed, fought over and codified. The first referred to Sir Edward Coke and the second to the 1689 Bill of Rights.
Edward Coke, attributed to Thomas Athow, via Wikimedia Commons
Coke (1552-1634), the brilliant yet…
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