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Para Handy

Para Handy
Mysturji said:
No-one is above the law.
Magna Carta.
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The issue is that the monarch cannot be prosecuted by or in the courts since those sit in their name. The only redress against the monarch is via parliament - e.g. chopping off old Charlie's head.

The police can't ask the CROWN prosecution service to initiate a prosecution, the clue being in the name. Suing for redress in a civil court is similarly barred since all courts in the UK act in the monarch's name.

The Magna Carta is a chimera really, so many versions, revocations, repeals, reissues all in the struggle between the Aristos and the Crown and it only applies to England (and the Welsh Principality I suppose). Nowadays it basically doesn't exist in law any more, only a few parts still have status - here is a quote from Wikipedia:

I. FIRST, We have granted to God, and by this our present Charter have confirmed, for Us and our Heirs for ever, that the Church of England shall be free, and shall have all her whole Rights and Liberties inviolable. We have granted also, and given to all the Freemen of our Realm, for Us and our Heirs for ever, these Liberties under-written, to have and to hold to them and their Heirs, of Us and our Heirs for ever.

IX. THE City of London shall have all the old Liberties and Customs which it hath been used to have. Moreover We will and grant, that all other Cities, Boroughs, Towns, and the Barons of the Five Ports, as with all other Ports, shall have all their Liberties and free Customs.

XXIX. NO Freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseised of his Freehold, or Liberties, or free Customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any other wise destroyed; nor will We not pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his Peers, or by the Law of the land. We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right.


One of the reasons why every so often a movement is made to introduce a Bill of Rights in the UK is that constitutional law is so labyrinthine and law is held by statute and by common law.
 
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Manticore

Manticore
MalcYorks said:
The Magna Carta is a chimera really, so many versions, revocations, repeals, reissues all in the struggle between the Aristos and the Crown and it only applies to England (and the Welsh Principality I suppose)..............

One of the reasons why every so often a movement is made to introduce a Bill of Rights in the UK is that constitutional law is so labyrinthine and law is held by statute and by common law.
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Great post. I totally dig this commentary. I'd rep you if I could. o7!

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Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
The opportunity here to ask for an amnesty for all offenders who have forgotten to wear the seat belts until today, and who are waiting to pay the fine
 
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Sooden

Sooden
I wonder if this is a non incident....

Taxi drivers in the UK do not have to wear a seat belt if they don't wish to, to allow them to get out of the vehicle fast.

Maybe persons under certain security level are not seat-belted so they can be evacuated fast.... just sayin'

So if she doesn't have to wear a seat belt, then there is nothing to 'prosecute' so there is not story, and it just a way to create a argument on how the Queen is above the law :) news, we love ya
 
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Arry

Arry
sleutelbos said:
But a fitting start of the weekend:

The Queen reported to West Yorkshire Police for 'not wearing seat belt'
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They should have learnt the lesson from the death of Princess Diana. The only person in that car to survive, was wearing a seat belt, sad really, as it could have been used to inspire a generation to Clunk Click.

The Queen is immune to U.K. prosecution.

One gripe about that article. It goes on about wasting the emergency call operators time, by using the 999 service to report such things; but does not offer an alternative number to call.
 

Pyrotiger

Pyrotiger
It sets a bad example to kids. The Queen's a role model. Mind you, she's not an awful role model. Since entitlement from birth's all the rage nowadays :p
 
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