- UK LAW
- Human Rights Act 1998 and Freedom of Information Act 2000 – judges can go against Parliament if they threaten liberties.
- Belmarsh case 2004.
- EU
- Judges can issue a Declaration of Incompatibility if UK laws don’t comply with EU laws.
- The Factortame case (1990) decided the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (which restricted the rights of foreign ships to fish in British waters) conflicted with EU law, which resulted in it being declared void.
- SC
- Judges no longer sit in the House of Lords.
- They are now less likely to be pressured by Lords, therefore they can be more political.