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Abstract
Specifically designed for LLB or GDL students, this student-friendly text can be relied upon to give you a solid understanding of the essential legal and political issues which underpin the British system of government and the rights and freedoms of those subject to it.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Title Page | i | ||
| Copyright Page | ii | ||
| Brief Contents\r | v | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| Acknowledgement | xv | ||
| Preface | xvii | ||
| Table of cases | xix | ||
| Table of statutes | xlii | ||
| Table of statutory instruments | li | ||
| Table of treaties and conventions | lii | ||
| Part 1 Fundamental principles | 1 | ||
| 1 Introduction to constitutional and administrative law | 3 | ||
| Objectives | 3 | ||
| What is a constitution? | 3 | ||
| The British constitution | 4 | ||
| The cultural dimension | 4 | ||
| Distinguishing between constitutional law and administrative law | 5 | ||
| The terminology of constitutional and administrative law | 5 | ||
| The geography of the constitution | 11 | ||
| The European dimension | 14 | ||
| Summary | 14 | ||
| References | 14 | ||
| Further reading | 14 | ||
| 2 The characteristics of the constitution | 15 | ||
| Objectives | 15 | ||
| Introduction | 15 | ||
| The unwritten constitution | 15 | ||
| Flexibility | 19 | ||
| Unitary | 20 | ||
| Constitutional monarchy | 31 | ||
| Bicameral sovereign Parliament | 35 | ||
| Representative democracy | 35 | ||
| Responsible government | 39 | ||
| The separation of powers | 40 | ||
| The rule of law | 48 | ||
| The European dimension | 54 | ||
| The European Convention on Human Rights | 54 | ||
| Summary | 55 | ||
| References | 55 | ||
| Further reading | 55 | ||
| 3 Sources of constitutional and administrative law | 56 | ||
| Objectives | 56 | ||
| Introduction | 56 | ||
| Legislation | 57 | ||
| Judicial decisions | 58 | ||
| Constitutional conventions | 60 | ||
| European Union law | 68 | ||
| European Convention on Human Rights | 69 | ||
| The law and custom of Parliament | 69 | ||
| Summary | 69 | ||
| References | 70 | ||
| Further reading | 70 | ||
| Part 2 Parliament and the European Union | 71 | ||
| 4 The European Union: institutions of government and sources of law | 73 | ||
| Objectives | 73 | ||
| Introduction | 73 | ||
| Origins and development | 74 | ||
| Institutions of law and government | 79 | ||
| Sources of EU law | 91 | ||
| Summary | 101 | ||
| References | 101 | ||
| Further reading | 101 | ||
| 5 The legislative sovereignty of the Westminster Parliament | 102 | ||
| Objectives | 102 | ||
| Introduction | 102 | ||
| Application | 104 | ||
| Possible legal limitations | 112 | ||
| Political restraints | 119 | ||
| The relationship between EU law and Acts of Parliament | 121 | ||
| Sovereignty and the Rule of Law: a new hypothesis of constitutionalism | 123 | ||
| Summary | 127 | ||
| References | 127 | ||
| Further reading | 127 | ||
| Part 3 The composition and workings of Parliament | 129 | ||
| 6 The franchise and the electorate | 131 | ||
| Objectives | 131 | ||
| Introduction | 131 | ||
| Qualifications | 132 | ||
| Casting the vote | 137 | ||
| Disqualifications | 138 | ||
| Special categories of voters | 138 | ||
| Summary | 140 | ||
| Further reading | 140 | ||
| 7 The House of Commons: Members of Parliament | 141 | ||
| Objectives | 141 | ||
| Disqualifications | 141 | ||
| Effects of disqualification | 144 | ||
| Role and functions of MPs | 145 | ||
| The relationship between MP and party | 146 | ||
| The Recall of MPs Act 2015 | 148 | ||
| Gender, ethnicity, background, and related matters | 149 | ||
| Summary | 150 | ||
| References | 150 | ||
| Further reading | 150 | ||
| 8 The House of Commons: principal functions | 151 | ||
| Objectives | 151 | ||
| Introduction | 151 | ||
| Legislation | 152 | ||
| Scrutiny of executive action | 176 | ||
| Scottish and Welsh affairs at Westminster | 187 | ||
| Northern Irish affairs at Westminster | 188 | ||
| Financial proceedings | 188 | ||
| Other functions of the House of Commons | 194 | ||
| Summary | 196 | ||
| References | 196 | ||
| Further reading | 196 | ||
| 9 The House of Lords | 197 | ||
| Objectives | 197 | ||
| Origins and composition | 197 | ||
| Types of peers | 199 | ||
| Disclaimer and disqualifications | 201 | ||
| Attendance | 202 | ||
| Powers | 203 | ||
| Functions | 204 | ||
| Proposals for reform | 211 | ||
| Summary | 224 | ||
| References | 224 | ||
| Further reading | 224 | ||
| 10 Parliamentary privilege | 225 | ||
| Objectives | 225 | ||
| Nature and sources | 225 | ||
| Freedom of speech | 226 | ||
| Freedom from arrest | 234 | ||
| Right of the House to regulate its own composition | 236 | ||
| Right of the House to regulate its internal proceedings | 236 | ||
| Right of the House to punish for breach of privilege and contempt of Parliament | 238 | ||
| The courts and parliamentary privilege | 246 | ||
| The courts and contempt | 246 | ||
| Parliamentary privilege and the European Convention of Human Rights | 246 | ||
| Summary | 248 | ||
| References | 248 | ||
| Further reading | 248 | ||
| Part 4 The Executive | 249 | ||
| 11 The Prime Minister and Cabinet | 251 | ||
| Objectives | 251 | ||
| Introduction | 251 | ||
| Recent Prime Ministers | 253 | ||
| Choosing a Prime Minister | 255 | ||
| The powers of the Prime Minister | 258 | ||
| Factors contributing to the power of the Prime Minister | 260 | ||
| Limits on Prime Ministerial power | 263 | ||
| The Cabinet | 268 | ||
| The Ministerial Code of conduct | 272 | ||
| Summary | 274 | ||
| References | 274 | ||
| Further reading | 274 | ||
| 12 The royal prerogative | 275 | ||
| Objectives | 275 | ||
| Nature and significance | 275 | ||
| History | 278 | ||
| Principal remaining prerogatives | 280 | ||
| The prerogative and statute | 287 | ||
| The prerogative and the courts | 288 | ||
| Summary | 294 | ||
| References | 294 | ||
| Further reading | 294 | ||
| 13 Legal liability of the Crown and public authorities | 295 | ||
| Objectives | 295 | ||
| Introduction: the Crown | 295 | ||
| Public authorities generally | 305 | ||
| Negligence and statutory powers | 308 | ||
| Remedies | 323 | ||
| Crown privilege and public interest immunity | 324 | ||
| From Crown privilege to public interest immunity | 330 | ||
| Public interest immunity and criminal proceedings | 331 | ||
| Public interest immunity and national security | 334 | ||
| Summary | 335 | ||
| References | 335 | ||
| Further reading | 335 | ||
| Part 5 Judicial supervision of executive power | 337 | ||
| 14 Judicial review: nature and grounds for | 339 | ||
| Objectives | 339 | ||
| The nature of judicial review | 339 | ||
| Judicial review and constitutional fundamentals | 340 | ||
| The scope of judicial review | 341 | ||
| Power and jurisdiction | 341 | ||
| Review and appeal contrasted | 343 | ||
| Grounds for judicial review | 344 | ||
| Illegality | 345 | ||
| Jurisdictional control | 346 | ||
| Control of discretion | 351 | ||
| Reasonableness | 362 | ||
| Irrationality | 362 | ||
| Proportionality | 363 | ||
| Procedural impropriety | 367 | ||
| Summary | 384 | ||
| References | 384 | ||
| Further reading | 385 | ||
| 15 Judicial review: applications for, exclusion of, and exclusivity | 386 | ||
| Objectives | 386 | ||
| Applying for judicial review | 386 | ||
| The procedure | 386 | ||
| Remedies | 390 | ||
| Relator proceedings | 395 | ||
| Exclusion of judicial review and ouster clauses | 396 | ||
| Subjectively worded powers | 399 | ||
| Alternative remedies | 400 | ||
| Justiciability | 401 | ||
| Exclusivity | 405 | ||
| The rule in O’Reilly v Mackman | 406 | ||
| Judicial review and contractual powers | 407 | ||
| Judicial review beyond statutory or prerogative powers | 408 | ||
| Summary | 410 | ||
| Reference | 410 | ||
| Further reading | 410 | ||
| Part 6 Human rights | 411 | ||
| 16 The European Convention on Human Rights | 413 | ||
| Objectives | 413 | ||
| Introduction | 413 | ||
| Formulation | 414 | ||
| The European Court of Human Rights | 418 | ||
| General principles of European human rights law | 420 | ||
| The rights protected by the Convention | 426 | ||
| Summary | 497 | ||
| References | 497 | ||
| Further reading | 497 | ||
| 17 The human rights act 1998 | 498 | ||
| Objectives | 498 | ||
| Freedom versus rights | 498 | ||
| Objectives of the 1998 Act | 500 | ||
| Principal provisions | 501 | ||
| Extra-territorial effect | 510 | ||
| Human rights and judicial review | 511 | ||
| Application of the Human Rights Act | 513 | ||
| Derogation from the Human Rights Act | 543 | ||
| Summary | 544 | ||
| References | 544 | ||
| Further reading | 544 | ||
| 18 Police powers, personal liberty and privacy | 545 | ||
| Objectives | 545 | ||
| Personal freedom | 545 | ||
| Stop and search | 546 | ||
| Arrest | 551 | ||
| Detention and questioning | 560 | ||
| Interviewing suspects | 562 | ||
| Inadmissible evidence | 567 | ||
| Entry, search and seizure | 569 | ||
| Surveillance | 577 | ||
| Remedies for police malpractice | 589 | ||
| Police Community Support Officers | 591 | ||
| Summary | 592 | ||
| Reference | 592 | ||
| Further reading | 592 | ||
| 19 Restrictions on the rights of freedom of assembly and association | 593 | ||
| Objectives | 593 | ||
| Introduction: the freedoms defined | 593 | ||
| Statutory restrictions and marches and assemblies | 594 | ||
| Common law preventative powers | 602 | ||
| Statutory public order offences | 607 | ||
| Other relevant statutory offences | 611 | ||
| Common law offences | 612 | ||
| Summary | 612 | ||
| Further reading | 613 | ||
| 20 Restrictions on the rights of freedom of expression and information | 614 | ||
| Objectives | 614 | ||
| Introduction | 614 | ||
| Freedom of expression and the mass media | 615 | ||
| Freedom of expression, obscenity and pornography | 622 | ||
| Freedom of expression and the administration of justice | 630 | ||
| Freedom of expression, public order and national security | 633 | ||
| Freedom of information and data protection | 641 | ||
| Freedom of expression, the internet, and the law of tort | 646 | ||
| Freedom of expression, the internet and the criminal law | 647 | ||
| Summary | 649 | ||
| References | 650 | ||
| Further reading | 650 | ||
| 21 Freedom and emergency powers | 651 | ||
| Objectives | 651 | ||
| Emergency powers in general | 651 | ||
| Emergency powers in wartime | 652 | ||
| Emergency powers and terrorism | 652 | ||
| Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 | 670 | ||
| Emergency powers in peacetime | 672 | ||
| Emergencies and the common law | 674 | ||
| Summary | 675 | ||
| References | 675 | ||
| Further reading | 675 | ||
| Part 7 Tribunals, inquiries and complaints procedures | 677 | ||
| 22 Tribunals and inquiries | 679 | ||
| Objectives | 679 | ||
| Introduction | 679 | ||
| Administrative tribunals | 681 | ||
| Public inquiries | 684 | ||
| The Franks Committee | 691 | ||
| The Council on Tribunals | 693 | ||
| The Leggatt Review | 694 | ||
| A new tribunal system | 696 | ||
| Summary | 700 | ||
| References | 700 | ||
| Further reading | 700 | ||
| 23 Public services ombudsmen | 701 | ||
| Objectives | 701 | ||
| Background | 701 | ||
| The Parliamentary Commissioner | 703 | ||
| The Health Service Commissioner | 710 | ||
| The Commission for Local Administration | 712 | ||
| The Housing Ombudsman | 714 | ||
| The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education | 714 | ||
| The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman | 715 | ||
| The Legal Services Ombudsman | 715 | ||
| Summary | 716 | ||
| References | 716 | ||
| Further reading | 716 | ||
| Appendix: ‘Brexit’ | 717 | ||
| Glossary | 745 | ||
| Index | 758 |