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External analysis – political and legal factors




               2.2   Sources of legal authority

               These include the following:


                                                         UN resolutions

                        Supra-national                   International Court of Justice

                                                         European Parliament

                                                         European Courts



                                                         National Governments through Acts of
                                                         Parliament



                            National                     Senior Courts (such as the Supreme Court
                                                         in the UK and USA)
                                                         Other major courts through the principles

                                                         of case law and the setting of precedents




                                                         Regional/Federal Government (e.g. Welsh
                                                         Assembly in the UK, State Government in
                            Regional                     the USA)

                                                         Local councils through the use of bye-laws





























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