''R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Rees-Mogg'' was an

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legal case in which '' Times'' journalist and life peer

William Rees-Mogg William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg (14 July 192829 December 2012) was a British newspaper journalist who was Editor of ''The Times'' from 1967 to 1981. In the late 1970s, he served as High Sheriff of Somerset, and in the 1980s was Chairman of th ...

, challenged the legality of the

Maastricht Treaty The Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty, is the foundation treaty of the European Union (EU). Concluded in 1992 between the then-twelve member states of the European Communities, it announced "a new stage in the ...

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. The case was based on Rees-Mogg's call for a declaration that by ratifying the Treaty on the EU, the Government transferred certain prerogative powers without statutory authority. The case is notable for its liberal approach to the question of locus standi in judicial review cases. The principle of parliamentary sovereignty will not therefore be affected since such making of treaty does not change any domestic law.

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