Law
The Role of Parliamentary Sovereignty in Modern Constitutional Adjudication
Quick fact
In the UK, the Human Rights Act 1998 allows courts to declare a statute incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, and such a declaration triggers political—not judicial—remedy, preserving parliamentary sovereignty while exerting strong pressure on the legislature.
Why this is interesting
You might think Parliament can do anything, but in many countries courts now strike down laws. How did we get from absolute parliamentary power to judges overturning statutes?