R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Simms

R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Simms
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Simms
Court	House of Lords
Citation(s)	[1999] UKHL 33, [2000] 2 AC 115
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting	Lord Browne–Wilkinson; Lord Steyn; Lord Hoffmann; Lord Hobhouse of Wood–borough; Lord Millett;
Keywords
	Parliamentary sovereignty; ; Ultra vires order; Prisoners′ rights; Constitutional principle;

R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Simms [1999] UKHL 33 is a UK constitutional law case, concerning parliamentary sovereignty.

^ "R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Simms". ICLR Case Report. 8 July 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^ Watkins v Home Office & Ors [2006] UKHL 17 at para. 61, [2006] 2 All ER 353, [2006] 2 WLR 807, [2006] 1 Prison LR 268, [2006] UKHL 17, [2006] 2 AC 395 (2006), House of Lords (UK)