Subjects:

Constitutional and Administrative Law

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The Constitution: Its Theory and Interpretation

3. The Monarchy

4. Cabinet Government

5. The House of Commons

6. The House of Lords

7. The Civil Service

8. Ministerial Responsibility

9. Government and the Judiciary

10. Administrative Law

11. Civil Liberties

12. The Electoral System

13. The Demise of Local Government

14. The Police

15. The United Kingdom as a Territorial State

16. Britain, Commonwealth and the End of Empire

17. Britain and Europe

18. Conclusion

This is the first scholarly survey of the British constitution in the twentieth century. Indeed, it fills a very real gap in the history of Britain during the last hundred years.;The book is a product of interdisciplinary collaboration by a distinguished group of constitutional lawyers, historians and political scientists, and draws where possible on primary sources. Its evaluation of the recent constitutional reforms will be of particular interest.;This major interpretation of the constitution will remain authoritative for many years.