The Scottish Parliament
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This article links to AQA AS Unit 1: Law Making, OCR AS Unit G152: Sources of Law and WJEC AS Unit 2: Legislation.
The traditional doctrine of parliamentary supremacy (or parliamentary sovereignty) states that Parliament at Westminster is the ultimate law-making body within the UK. As such it can legislate in any way it chooses. No person or body — in particular, no court — can set aside any law that Parliament has created, and no Parliament can bind any future Parliament.
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