Law Jaw

[smokingboot]

The high court has, unsurprisingly, come down on the side of the challengers regarding the government's attempt to use the Royal Prerogative to prevent MPs in the Houses of Parliament voting on Brexit.

It did not bode well to have one of the judges point out the obvious.( 'I'm baffled,' Lord Thomas said. 'These rights are under treaty. If amending the treaty, parliamentary approval is needed. So, I don't understand why the content of these rights are not controlled by parliament?' http://uk.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-article-50-court-case-day-3-lord-chief-justice-was-baffled-by-the-uk-governments-key-arguments-2016-10)

 I may wade through the entire judgement at some point. https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/judgments/r-miller-v-secretary-of-state-for-exiting-the-european-union/ But the bit that sings to me so far is here: https://twitter.com/StevePeers/status/794124143369355265

Now of course we have a backlash against the judges  from those who fervently fight for parliamentary sovereignty until it doesn't agree with them.

This is actually a good time to be ill. Viewing all this through a fever almost makes sense of it.

Comments

[benicek.livejournal.com]

I once watched Powell & Pressburger's 'Tales of Hoffman' while home alone with a mind-bending fever. It was odd.

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

That actually sounds rather marvellous! I have never seen it at all - I should probably remedy that.

[benicek.livejournal.com]

My favourite composer (http://benicek.livejournal.com/137961.html) combined with my favourite directors. Translating the opera into English made it even more surreal.

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

I have seen a few operas but know very little about it as an art form. Your entry on the subject is fascinating and makes me want to seek out Vert-Vert's song. But perhaps it would be too melancholy... I shall wait till the mood seems right.