Is it possible to sue the government for "breach of Promis" or something like that....and if so...has it ever been done successfully?
2007-02-25 12:07:26 · 15 answers · asked by Rory C 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You cannot sue the government in the UK - in the traditional sense of the word - for breach of promise. I assume by "breach of promise" you mean that they did not live up to some election manifesto promise? If that is the case, you have no grounds for suing. An election manifesto is not a legally binding contract and should always be taken with a huge pinch of salt.
The traditional way of challenging the government in the UK is to apply for a "Judicial Review" of a decision or acton taken by the government. It is unlikely that you could use this mechanism to challenge their failure to decide or act on an election "promise".
Another possibility is to seek a European Court of Justice decision in a particular matter. Now that EU law assumes priority over UK law in many areas, that could work, but such a case would be lengthy, expensive and could only be launched in an area where EU law has the upper hand.
On the whole, a citizen's best recourse against a government is at election time.
2007-02-25 13:34:57 · answer #1 · answered by Chris W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-29 22:04:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible to sue the government. If a city government wishes to take your land through eminent domain, you have the right to challenge that action in court. If your street is torn up and during the course of construction your house's foundation is damaged, you can sue for damages. If a city worker is negligent and runs you over in a city vehicle, you can sue the city for damages.
Breach of promise means nothing. I can promise you that I will pay you $1,000,000 dollars tomorrow. You can't sue if I don't because there is no legal contract. If a city worker promised they would fix your sidewalk and it hasn't been done, you have no legal recourse.
2007-02-25 12:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can't sue a government as it's a state representative and has diplomatic immunity protection.
Members of the British Parliament are protected by something called Parliamentary privilege or Parliamentary immunity, which gives members of parliament protection from libel or other legal action.
A Prime Minister can be removed by an impeachment process is there is a majority backing from elected MPs.
Apart from that, all we can do is vote them out once every 5 years.
2007-02-25 14:24:08 · answer #4 · answered by Cracker 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No not for breach of promise that no longer exists.If you mean for not fulfilling promises made when elected no again that is not a binding contract. You can sue a specific ministry or department for damages .
2007-02-25 20:21:34 · answer #5 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a citizen of the government then no because it would be ipso facto; suing yourself. If you're some low life stinking illegal then sure; it's done all of the time.
2007-02-25 12:28:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breach of promise is no longer an offence. It was about marriage anyway.
2007-02-25 12:14:08 · answer #7 · answered by Spotlight 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that the government can be sued due to it being an entity, and not a business and/or run by one person. But I could be wrong on that.
2007-02-25 12:33:56 · answer #8 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it isn't possible. In fact it is very, very difficult to bring any case against the government
2007-02-28 04:18:07 · answer #9 · answered by Professor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably. Didn't some ridiculous person sue God???
2007-02-25 12:16:24 · answer #10 · answered by b97st 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋