Constitutional & administrative law

This highly-respected textbook is regularly updated to provide complete coverage of the Public Law syllabus and is accompanied by a range of interactive resources designed to support teaching and learning. Mapped to the common course outline, it equips students with an understanding of the constitution's past, present and future by analysing and illustrating the political and socio-historical contexts which have shaped the major rules and principles of public law, as well as on-going constitutional reform. The new 10th edition has been revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the l.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Outline Contents; Table of Contents ; Preface; Guide to the Interactive eTextbook and Instructor eResource; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation UK and International Legislation; Table of Statutory Instruments; Table of Decisions, Directives, Regulations, Treaties and Conventions; Part 1 General Introduction; 1 Introduction: The Scope of Constitutional Law; Introduction; The Concept of Constitutionalism; What is a Constitution?; Defining Constitutions; Classifying Constitutions; The Constitution in Flux; The British Islands.

The Islands and EuropeThe European Union; The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth; Further Reading; 2 Sources of the Constitution; Introduction; Definitional Difficulties; Legal Sources; Non-Legal Sources of the Constitution; Summary; Further Reading; Part 2 Fundamental Constitutional Concepts ; 3 The Rule of Law; Introduction; Contrasting Attitudes to the Rule of Law; Uncertainty in the Western Rule of Law; The Rule of Law as Philosophical Doctrine; The Rule of Law as Political Theory; AV Dicey and the Rule of Law; Summary; Further Reading; 4 The Separation of Powers; Introduction.

Historical DevelopmentThe Con…