ABSTRACT
Three main issues are covered in this chapter: the nature of parliamentary sovereignty; possible legal limitations on sovereignty; and the question of whether Parliament is able in any way to entrench legislation, so as to make it impossible or more difficult for subsequent Parliaments to repeal an Act they have passed. The next chapter will consider the impact of European Community law on the traditional doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty. The main concern will be the extent to which the legislative competence of Parliament has been fettered by the impact of Community law.
