Case of Prohibitions

Case of Prohibitions [1607] EWHC J23 (KB) is a historical English court decision by Sir Edward Coke. Before the Glorious Revolution of 1688, when the sovereignty of Parliament was confirmed, this case wrestled supremacy from the King in favour of the courts.

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Facts

King James I placed himself in the position of judge for a dispute.

Judgments

When the case went before Edward Coke, the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, he overturned the decision of the King and held that cases may only be tried by those with legal training and subject to the rule of law.

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