Hong Kong legislators within their rights to reject same-sex couples bill
In his seminal work Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution, the constitutional theorist A.V. Dicey discussed parliamentary sovereignty in the UK. He called Britain’s parliament “an absolutely sovereign legislature” with the “right to make or unmake any law”. Although the doctrine has since evolved, it remains integral to the country’s constitutional arrangements.
Whereas the government can invite parliament to enact laws, legislators can refuse. They may, for example, conclude...
