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Constitutional law : its meaning and sources -- The structure of the United Kingdom -- Parliamentary supremacy -- The rule of law -- Responsible and accountable government -- United Kingdom and the European Union -- Composition of parliament -- Role and functions of parliament -- Privileges of parliament -- The crown and royal prerogative -- Cabinet, government departments and civil service -- Public bodies and public appointments -- Courts and the administration of justice -- Human rights act -- Right to liberty and police powers -- Right to privacy and surveillance powers -- Right to freedom of expression -- Freedom of association and assembly -- State security and official secrets -- Exceptional and emergency powers -- What is administrative law -- Delegated legislation -- Administrative justice -- Judicial review I : the grounds of review -- Judicial review II : procedure and remedies -- Liability of public authorities.

Part One National Traditions of Parliamentary Law: Towards a European Model? -- 1. Constitutionalism and the Role of Parliaments -- AW Bradley, Katja S Ziegler and Denis Baranger -- 2. Parliamentary Law and Parliamentary Government in Britain: Some Historical Remarks -- Denis Baranger -- 3. The Formation of Parliamentary Law in France -- Pierre Avril -- 4. Parliamentary Law: The German Experience -- Fabian Wittreck -- 5. The Law and Custom of a New Parliament: The European Parliament -- Sionaidh Douglas-Scott -- Part Two Parliaments and the Executive -- 6. Cabinet as the Leading Part of Parliament: The Westminster Model in Europe -- Armel Le Divellec -- 7. Parliaments and the Executive: Old Control Rights and New Control Contexts in Germany -- Christoph Gusy -- 8. Executive Powers in Foreign Policy: The Decision to Dispatch the Military -- Katja S Ziegler -- 9. Separation of Powers, Public Law Theory and Comparative Analysis -- Nicholas Bamforth -- Part Three Parliaments, the Courts and Human Rights -- 10. Judicial Independence and Parliaments -- The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE -- 11. Why Should Judges Be Independent? -- Luc Heuschling -- 12. Independence of the Judiciary in Germany -- Gernot Sydow -- 13. Making Parliamentary Rights Effective: The Role of Constitutional Courts in Germany -- Pascale Cancik -- 14. The Parliamentary Protection of Human Rights -- Keith Ewing