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R (Miller) v The Prime Minister

[2019] UKSC 41
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtSupreme Court of the United Kingdom (eleven-Justice panel)
Year2019
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The prorogation of Parliament was justiciable and unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating Parliament's ability to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification.

Area of Law

public-law

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