Subjects:

Constitutional and Administrative Law

Contents:

Part 1 The Constitutional Framework

1. The Rule of Law Today , Jeffrey Jowell

2. The Sovreignty of Parliament - Form or Substance? , Anthony Bradley

3. Human Rights and the British Constitution , Lord Lester of Herne Hill, QC and Kate Beattie

4. Britain in the European Union , Paul Craig

5. The Internationalisation of Public Law and its Impact on the United Kingdom , David Feldman

6. Models of Democracy: From Representation to Participation? , John Morison

Part II The Institutional Context

7. The 'Modernisation' of the United Kingdom Parliament? , Dawn Oliver

8. The Executive: Towards Accountable Government and Effective Governance? , Gavin Drewry

9. Scottish Devolution: Developing Practice in Multi-Layer Governance , Barry Winetrobe

10. Northern Ireland and British Constitution since the Belfast Agreement , Christopher McCrudden 11. Devolution and the Changing Constitution: Evolution in Wales and the Unanswered English Question , Brigid Hadfield

12. The New Local Government , Ian Leigh

Part III The Regulation of Power

13. Structuring and Steering Grievance-handling in the Constitution , Andrew Le Sueur

14. Regulations, Markets and Legitimacy , Tony Prosser

15. The Control of Public Expenditure , John McEldowney

16. The Freedom of information Act 2000 - A sheep in wolf's clothing? , Rodney Austin

17. Standards of Conduct in Public Life , Patricia Leopold

Since its first edition in 1985, The Changing Constitution has cemented its reputation for providing concise, scholarly and thought-provoking essays on the key issues surrounding the UK's constitutional development, and the current debates around reform.

The sixth edition of a highly successful volume provides a thorough review of the latest developments in constitutional reform. It includes a new chapter on 'Constitutional Watchdogs' and expanded consideration of freedom of information and the control of public expenditure.

Professors Jowell and Oliver have brought together nineteen expert contributors to offer an invaluable source of material and analysis for all students of public law

• Since publication of the first edition in 1985, this book has provided essential critical analysis of the evolving themes in the topical and fast-changing field of constitutional law
• Takes a topic-based critical approach to the subject, opening up issues and themes for the reader to consider and debate
• Contains a unique breadth of coverage with contributions from 18 leading scholars in their field, all of whom write in jargon-free language that is easily accessible to students
• Each chapter begins with a brief summary of its contents, allowing the reader instantly to grasp the fundamental areas under discussion
• Each chapter will list further reading, directing the reader to academic literature on the subject and to relevant web sites. This will enable students to develop their knowledge further, and to keep up to date with developments in the topic
• The work is tried and tested as a standard text in a number of courses in constitutional law and politics.