Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition A judicial review of the governments prerogative use, to take UK in to EEC

The UK entered into the EEC using the parliamentary prerogative, can the government use the same process to leave or not, if not then the European communities Bill, and all associated amendments including the Lisbon treaty, will be null and void.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Judicial review is a court process. The courts are responsible for it. You can read more about it here:

https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/you-and-the-judiciary/judicial-review/

You can find out how to initiate a judicial review here:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/administrative-court-bring-a-case-to-the-court

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.