Supreme Court
Supreme Court - sentence stems
4 point and counter pairs, one per theme. The opening lines that lock a balanced paragraph.
How to use these. Each pair is the opening line for a balanced paragraph - a Point and a Counter on the same theme. Read both halves aloud, then cover one side and recall it. Every body paragraph should carry both before its interim judgement.
Activism
Point - the case for
Miller 1 (2017) supports this: Forced government to legislate before triggering Article 50 - a procedural intervention in the political process.
Counter - the case against
But Safety of Rwanda Act (2024) cuts the other way: The Court did not act here - the limit of activism is reached when Parliament speaks clearly.
Defended Parliament
Point - the case for
Miller 2 / Cherry (2019) supports this: The legal test was whether prorogation frustrated Parliament - explicit defence of Parliament's right to sit.
Counter - the case against
But Belmarsh (2004) cuts the other way: Parliament had passed the law; this ruling pushed against parliamentary judgement on national security.
Defended rights
Point - the case for
Belmarsh (2004) supports this: Defended right to liberty and freedom from discrimination under HRA Article 5 + 14.
Counter - the case against
But Begum (2021) cuts the other way: Begum lost; right of return denied. Strongest evidence that the Court can rule AGAINST individual rights.
Govt complied
Point - the case for
Belmarsh (2004) supports this: Blair govt accepted; replaced with Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (control orders).
Counter - the case against
But Rwanda (2023) cuts the other way: Government responded with the Safety of Rwanda Act 2024 - statutory override.