From 31 July 2009, the judicial function of the House of Lords and its role as the final – and highest – appeal court in the UK will end, bringing about a fundamental change to the work and role of…
7 Responses to “From House Of Lords To Supreme Court”
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March 26th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
The use of the omega symbol in the logo of the supreme court is most intriguing. It seems that the supreme court is suggesting it has the final say on justice.Of course it does, as far as the realm of the UK is concerned, but omega usually references God in the Christian tradition, and so I wonder if it is blasphemous in Christianity to use the omega symbol in the logo?I’m probably reading too much into it; but the logo didn’t design itself. It would be nice to see the rationale for it.
March 26th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
This will be a new tradition.
March 26th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Actually, I think that more efforts should be spent explaining the differences in the powers and responsibilities of the current two Houses in Parliament – and eliminate the duplication of resources in the political system to restore its trust through transparency.
March 27th, 2010 at 12:12 am
Pity. The demolition of a significant British tradition may symbolize something too radical in the UK. Did the original juridical power of the House of Lords invited public complaint? How in reality would this separation of powers lead to the juridical process free of politics? Does this diminish trust, honor, credibility of and respect towards the House of Lords.
March 27th, 2010 at 12:14 am
Baresolid is right the House of Lords is fantastic and its role massively underrated – i dont think this move threatens that though I like the idea of a proper speration of powers.
March 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Excellent stuff. Goes a long way towards dispelling the myth of the Lords being a stuffy out of touch institution.
March 27th, 2010 at 1:29 am
This is great its not often you get to hear directly from a judge on stuff like this