Subjects:

Constitutional and Administrative Law

Contents:

Preface

Table of Cases

Table of Statutes

PART I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Introduction: Constitutional Themes and Structures

Underlying Political Values: Liberalism

The Sources of the Constitution

Historical Outline

An Overview of the Main Institutions of the UK Constitution

The Territory and the Regions of the United Kingdom

The Rule of Law

The Separation of Powers

Parliamentary Supremacy

The European Union

PART II: GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

Parliament: Constitutional Position

The Composition of Parliament and Parliamentary Elections

Parliamentary Procedure

The Crown

Ministers and Departments

PART III: THE CITIZEN AND THE STATE

Judicial Review of the Executive: The Grounds of Review, I: Illegality and Ultra Vires

Judicial Review of the Executive: The Grounds of Review, II: Beyond Ultra Vires

Judicial Review Remedies

Human Rights and Civil Liberties

Freedom of Expression and Assembly

Exceptional Powers: National Security, State Secrecy and Emergencies

Index

Constitutional and Administrative Law provides a comprehensive and very readable introduction to the basic legal principles of the UK constitution. Critical yet accessible, the book places the law in the context of the main political ideas which have influenced its development and discusses some of the most fundamental questions about government.

This sixth edition incorporates the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and the Government of Wales Act 2006, highlights important new case law on parliamentary supremacy, the rule of law and natural justice, and considers continuing judicial and legislative developments in relation to human rights, electoral and anti terrorism law.