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The Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament (Cornish: ''Seneth an Stenegow Kernow''), is a pressure group which claims to be a revival of the historic Cornish Stannary Parliament last held in 1753. It was established in 1974 and has campaigned since then against the government of the United Kingdom's position on the constitutional status of Cornwall, England, UK. ==Status== The historic Cornish Stannary Parliament last assembled at Truro in 1752, and continued until 11 September 1753.〔Samuel Lewis, ''Topographical Dictionary of England'', volume I, 1831〕 The CSP formed in 1974 claims continuity from the historic parliament on the grounds that the English legal system does not recognise desuetude (laws lapsing through lack of use), and cites the precedent of the Court of Chivalry, which sat in 1952 for the first time in over 200 years. Their contention is that the Stannary Parliament, whilst not in session, still exists. They also point to the fact that the 1508 Charter of Pardon from which the historic parliament derived its powers, was confirmed as still being on the statute books in 1977.〔Reference – National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, where Dafydd Wigley deposited his papers regarding this in 1978〕 The British government rejects the claims of the group. In March 2007, Bridget Prentice, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice stated in a written answer in the House of Commons ''"...there are no valid Cornish stannary organisations in existence."'', ''"There are no treaties today that apply to Cornwall only..."'' and that ''" There is no special status for legislation which applies to Cornwall or to Cornish localities."''〔(House of Commons Hansard – Written Answers – 29 March 2007:Column 1673W (accessed 27 August 2007) )〕 This was also confirmed in a reply to a question posed by the MP Andrew George in May 2009.〔Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer of 29 March 2007, Official Report, column 1673, on politics and government: South West region, whether any parts of Stannary Law still exist as part of the law of England and Wales. () Mr. Wills: The body of Stannary customary law has not been systematically repealed. It is likely however that such customary law has been superseded by modern legislation. There were also provisions in 19th century primary legislation relating to the stannaries, but these have largely been repealed. (House of Commons- Written Answers – 20 May 2009 : Column 1449W , )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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