Abrogation means Parliament can do what?

Abrogation means Parliament can do what?

• A. Parliament has the power to pass legislation that cancels decisions made by courts, except the high courts decisions.
• B. Parliament can rewrite any court judgment.
• C. Abrogation reduces the number of laws.
• D. Abrogation occurs when courts overrule Parliament.

Answer: (A)

Abrogation is about Parliament’s power to override the effect of court decisions by passing new laws. Parliament can cancel or change how a ruling applies to future cases, effectively altering the law as it operates. The important limit is that this power does not extend to the High Court; its decisions interpret the Constitution and are binding on Parliament, so ordinary legislation cannot overturn a High Court ruling. That’s why this option describes Parliament being able to pass legislation that cancels decisions made by courts, with the exception for High Court decisions. It captures the idea of legislative override over courts in general, while acknowledging the High Court’s final authority. The other ideas don’t fit: Parliament cannot rewrite a court judgment itself or erase the outcome of a judgment; abrogation doesn’t aim to reduce the total number of laws; and abrogation isn’t about courts overruling Parliament—the reverse is true.

Abrogation is about Parliament’s power to override the effect of court decisions by passing new laws. Parliament can cancel or change how a ruling applies to future cases, effectively altering the law as it operates. The important limit is that this power does not extend to the High Court; its decisions interpret the Constitution and are binding on Parliament, so ordinary legislation cannot overturn a High Court ruling.

That’s why this option describes Parliament being able to pass legislation that cancels decisions made by courts, with the exception for High Court decisions. It captures the idea of legislative override over courts in general, while acknowledging the High Court’s final authority.

The other ideas don’t fit: Parliament cannot rewrite a court judgment itself or erase the outcome of a judgment; abrogation doesn’t aim to reduce the total number of laws; and abrogation isn’t about courts overruling Parliament—the reverse is true.