Ponsonby Rule
Proper noun
Meaning
the Ponsonby Rule
(UK, politics) A constitutional convention (which acquired legal force in 2010) dictating that most international treaties had to be laid before Parliament 21 days before ratification.
Proper noun
the Ponsonby Rule
(UK, politics) A constitutional convention (which acquired legal force in 2010) dictating that most international treaties had to be laid before Parliament 21 days before ratification.