在此次纪念詹姆斯·麦迪逊演讲中,上议院议长,欧文·莱尔格勋爵评述了美国宪法至上和司法审查体制与英国不成文宪法强调无司法审查的议会主权具有许多共同之处。尽管这两个体系经常被认为是极端对立的,欧文勋爵指出其实二者都是在民主政治的背景下运作,且殊途同归,区分并联系着 In this speech commemorating James Madison, Speaker of the House of Lords and Lord Owen Lerg, commented that the constitutional supremacy of the United States and the judicial review system have much in common with the unwritten constitution of the United Kingdom, which emphasizes the parliamentary sovereignty without judicial review. Although these two systems are often regarded as extremely antithetical, Lord Owen pointed out that in fact both operate under the background of democratic politics,