Constitutional and administrative law

The Fifteenth edition equips students with a thorough understanding of the UK constitution's past, present and future by analysing and illustrating the political and socio-historical contexts that have shaped the major rules and principles of constitutional and administrative law, as well as ongoing constitutional reform.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Outline Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Preface -- Table of Cases -- Table of UK and International Legislation -- Table of Statutory Instruments -- Table of Decisions, Directives, Regulations, Treaties and Conventions -- Part 1 General Introduction -- Chapter 1 Introducing Constitutional Law -- Part A: The Constitution -- Introduction -- What is a Constitution? -- Defining Constitutions -- Classifying Constitutions -- The Concept of Constitutionalism -- Part B: A Very Little History -- Introduction -- Early Origins: 1066-1500 -- 1500-1700 -- 1700-1901 -- 1902-Present -- Part C: The United Kingdom -- Introduction -- The British Islands -- The Islands and Europe -- The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2 Sources of the Constitution -- Introduction -- Definitional Difficulties -- Legal Sources -- Non-Legal Sources of the Constitution -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Part 2 Fundamental Constitutional Concepts -- Chapter 3 The Rule of Law -- Introduction -- Contrasting Attitudes to the Rule of Law -- Uncertainty in the Western Rule of Law -- Natural Law and the Rule of Law -- Social Contract Theory -- Law and Order: The Obligation to Obey Law -- Marxism and the Rule of Law -- Dicey and the Rule of Law -- Fuller and the Rule of Law -- Raz and the Rule of Law -- Dworkin and the Rule of Law -- Bingham and the Rule of Law -- The Rule of Law and the Legal System -- Compliance with International Obligations -- The Rule of Law in International Dimension -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4 The Separation of Powers -- Introduction -- Historical Development -- The Contemporary Doctrine -- Defining the Institutions -- The Office of Lord Chancellor -- The Supreme Court -- The Relationship Between Executive and Legislature -- Legislature and Judiciary.

Introducing constitutional law -- Sources of the constitution -- The rule of law -- The separation of powers -- The royal prerogative -- Parliamentary sovereignty -- Structure and institutions of the European Union -- European Union law and national law -- Central government -- Ministerial responsibility -- Devolution and local government -- The electoral system -- Introduction to the House of Commons -- The legislative process -- Scrutiny of the executive -- The House of Lords -- Parliamentary privilege -- The protection of human rights -- Freedom of expression and privacy -- Freedom of association and assembly -- State security -- Judges and the English legal system -- Judicial review : introduction, jurisdiction and procedure -- Grounds for judicial review I : the substantive grounds for judicial review -- Grounds for judicial review II : procedural impropriety -- Tribunals and inquiries -- Commissioners for administration : Ombudsmen.