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Abstract
First published in the 1930s, Bradley, Ewing and Knight is one of the UK’s best known law textbooks of all time. Written by senior academics and a leading public law practitioner, the book is the definitive guide to all aspects of the constitution, and as such has been cited by courts across the world, including the UK’s Supreme Court. At its heart however, the book remains a student textbook with one fundamental aim; to provide all law students with an accessible and comprehensive grounding in Public Law suitable for use on both first year modules, and more advanced optional courses.
This 17th edition has been substantially updated to reflect the major constitutional upheavals of recent times, including:
· Consideration of the impact of R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the EU across a range of chapters on Parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law, devolution, and the relationship between EU law and national law.
· A total rewrite of chapter 6 on Britain and the EU, with a full analysis of the constitutional implications of Brexit;
· Discussion of the use of the rule of law by the Supreme Court in recent high-profile decisions such as Evans (Prince Charles’ letters and the executive veto) and Unison (employment tribunal fees).
· A major rewrite of substantial parts of chapter 16 on privacy and surveillance, to take in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, the so-called 'snooper's charter';
· Re-examination of the devolution settlements following the Scottish independence referendum, Brexit, the Scotland Act 2016 and the Wales Act 2017, along with expanded consideration of local government within the constitution.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Inside Front Cover | IFC | ||
| Title Page | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Brief Contents | v | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| Publisher’s acknowledgements | xiii | ||
| Preface | xv | ||
| Table of legislation | xvii | ||
| Table of cases | xxix | ||
| Abbreviations | lxiii | ||
| PART I Sources, structure and principles | 1 | ||
| 1 Constitutional law – its meaning and sources | 3 | ||
| A. Constitutional law – its meaning and scope | 3 | ||
| B. The formal sources of constitutional law | 12 | ||
| C. Other rules and principles, including constitutional conventions | 20 | ||
| 2 The structure of the United Kingdom | 32 | ||
| A. The historic structure | 32 | ||
| B. Devolution of government | 39 | ||
| C. Government in England | 46 | ||
| D. Conclusion | 47 | ||
| 3 Parliamentary supremacy | 49 | ||
| A. The growth of the legislative authority of Parliament | 49 | ||
| B. Meaning of legislative supremacy | 53 | ||
| C. The continuing nature of parliamentary supremacy | 61 | ||
| D. The Treaty of Union between England and Scotland | 76 | ||
| E. Conclusions | 79 | ||
| 4 The rule of law | 82 | ||
| A. Historical development | 84 | ||
| B. The rule of law and its implications today | 88 | ||
| C. The separation of powers | 96 | ||
| D. Conclusion | 102 | ||
| 5 Responsible and accountable government | 103 | ||
| A. The background | 103 | ||
| B. Collective responsibility | 106 | ||
| C. Individual responsibility of ministers | 110 | ||
| 6 United Kingdom and the European Union | 120 | ||
| A. Joining the EEC | 121 | ||
| B. Legal obligations of membership | 123 | ||
| C. Constitutional implications of membership | 131 | ||
| D. Leaving the EU | 138 | ||
| E. The emerging legal implications of Brexit | 143 | ||
| F. Conclusion | 145 | ||
| PART II The institutions of government | 147 | ||
| 7 Composition of Parliament | 149 | ||
| A. The electoral system | 149 | ||
| B. Distribution of constituencies | 153 | ||
| C. Political parties | 157 | ||
| D. The conduct of elections | 161 | ||
| E. Supervision of elections | 166 | ||
| F. Electoral systems and electoral reform | 170 | ||
| G. Membership of the House of Commons | 174 | ||
| H. The House of Lords | 179 | ||
| I. Membership of the House of Lords | 183 | ||
| J. Conclusion | 187 | ||
| 8 Role of Parliament | 188 | ||
| A. The functions of Parliament | 188 | ||
| B. Authorising expenditure and providing income | 189 | ||
| C. Enacting legislation – House of Commons procedure | 196 | ||
| D. Enacting legislation – House of Lords and after | 203 | ||
| E. Scrutiny of the administration | 211 | ||
| F. Conclusion | 218 | ||
| 9 Privileges of Parliament | 220 | ||
| A. House of Commons | 221 | ||
| B. Financial interests and payment of members | 234 | ||
| C. House of Lords | 239 | ||
| 10 The Crown and royal prerogative | 242 | ||
| A. The monarchy | 242 | ||
| B. Personal prerogatives of the monarch | 247 | ||
| C. The Queen in Council | 253 | ||
| D. The royal prerogative | 256 | ||
| E. The royal prerogative and the courts | 265 | ||
| F. Conclusion | 274 | ||
| 11 Cabinet, government departments and civil service | 275 | ||
| A. The Prime Minister | 276 | ||
| B. The Cabinet | 280 | ||
| C. Ministers and departments | 284 | ||
| D. Civil service: organisation and accountability | 288 | ||
| E. Civil service: ethics and standards | 294 | ||
| F. Open government and freedom of information | 299 | ||
| G. Conclusion | 306 | ||
| 12 Public bodies and public appointments | 307 | ||
| A. Origins | 308 | ||
| B. Categories of public body | 311 | ||
| C. Status, functions and powers | 315 | ||
| D. Appointments to public bodies | 319 | ||
| E. Legality and accountability | 322 | ||
| F. Reform | 325 | ||
| G. Conclusion | 328 | ||
| 13 Courts and the administration of justice | 330 | ||
| A. Judiciary and judicial appointments | 330 | ||
| B. Independence of the judiciary | 335 | ||
| C. Administration of justice and contempt of court | 340 | ||
| D. The executive and the machinery of justice | 351 | ||
| E. Prosecution of offenders and miscarriages of justice | 356 | ||
| F. Conclusion | 362 | ||
| PART III Personal liberty and human rights | 363 | ||
| 14 Human Rights Act | 365 | ||
| A. The classical approach | 365 | ||
| B. European Convention on Human Rights | 367 | ||
| C. The Human Rights Act 1998 | 379 | ||
| D. Enhanced parliamentary scrutiny | 394 | ||
| E. Conclusion | 396 | ||
| 15 Right to liberty and police powers | 398 | ||
| A. Police powers short of arrest | 399 | ||
| B. Police powers of arrest | 400 | ||
| C. Detention and questioning of suspects | 406 | ||
| D. Police powers of entry, search and seizure | 410 | ||
| E. Remedies for abuse of police powers | 417 | ||
| F. Accountability and control of the police | 424 | ||
| G. Conclusion | 428 | ||
| 16 Right to privacy and surveillance powers | 429 | ||
| A. The case for protection | 430 | ||
| B. Surveillance: acquiring information | 431 | ||
| C. Communications and communications data | 436 | ||
| D. Data protection: storing and processing information | 442 | ||
| E. Police databases | 449 | ||
| F. Privacy and the press | 453 | ||
| G. Conclusion | 458 | ||
| 17 Right to freedom of expression | 459 | ||
| A. The nature of legal protection | 459 | ||
| B. Prior restraint: censorship and ownership | 462 | ||
| C. Regulation of television and radio | 464 | ||
| D. Offences against public order | 469 | ||
| E. Obscene publications | 473 | ||
| F. Defamation | 478 | ||
| G. Breach of confidence | 484 | ||
| H. Conclusion | 488 | ||
| 18 Freedom of association and assembly | 489 | ||
| A. Freedom of association | 489 | ||
| B. The right of public meeting | 491 | ||
| C. Public processions and assemblies | 493 | ||
| D. Freedom of assembly and private property rights | 496 | ||
| E. Public order offences | 501 | ||
| F. Preventive powers of the police | 510 | ||
| G. Conclusion | 516 | ||
| 19 State security and official secrets | 518 | ||
| A. Security and intelligence | 518 | ||
| B. Security and intelligence services | 520 | ||
| C. Legal framework of security and intelligence services | 524 | ||
| D. Protection for state secrets and national security | 531 | ||
| E. Political scrutiny | 543 | ||
| F. Conclusion | 547 | ||
| 20 Special and emergency powers | 549 | ||
| A. Use of troops in assisting the police | 550 | ||
| B. Legislative responses to terrorism – what is terrorism? | 555 | ||
| C. Legislative responses to terrorism – terrorist investigations, police powers and terrorist offences | 560 | ||
| D. Legislative responses to terrorism – detention without trial, control orders, TPIMs and secret justice | 565 | ||
| E. Legislative responses to terrorism – travel restrictions and preventative measures | 571 | ||
| F. Emergency powers | 575 | ||
| G. Conclusion | 579 | ||
| PART IV Administrative law | 581 | ||
| 21 What is administrative law? | 583 | ||
| A. The functions and development of administrative law | 583 | ||
| B. Law and the administrative process | 588 | ||
| C. Conclusion | 594 | ||
| 22 Delegated legislation | 595 | ||
| A. The need for delegated legislation | 595 | ||
| B. Types of delegated legislation | 598 | ||
| C. Control and supervision by Parliament | 603 | ||
| D. Challenge in the courts | 608 | ||
| E. Administrative rule-making | 611 | ||
| F. Conclusion | 613 | ||
| 23 Administrative justice | 614 | ||
| A. Tribunals | 615 | ||
| B. Public inquiries | 620 | ||
| C. The Inquiries Act 2005 | 625 | ||
| D. Ombudsmen | 629 | ||
| E. Conclusion | 640 | ||
| 24 Judicial review I: the grounds of review | 641 | ||
| A. Judicial review on substantive grounds | 643 | ||
| B. Legitimate expectations | 663 | ||
| C. Review on procedural grounds | 667 | ||
| D. Conclusion | 679 | ||
| 25 Judicial review II: procedure and remedies | 681 | ||
| A. The judicial review procedure | 681 | ||
| B. The extent of judicial review | 687 | ||
| C. The limitation and exclusion of judicial review | 692 | ||
| D. Remedies and relief | 697 | ||
| E. Conclusion | 709 | ||
| 26 Liability of public authorities | 710 | ||
| A. Liability of public authorities and the Crown in tort | 711 | ||
| B. Contractual liability | 728 | ||
| C. Restitution and public authorities | 734 | ||
| D. The Crown in litigation: privileges and immunities | 735 | ||
| E. Conclusion | 744 | ||
| Bibliography | 745 | ||
| Index | 753 | ||
| A | 753 | ||
| B | 753 | ||
| C | 754 | ||
| D | 755 | ||
| E | 756 | ||
| F | 757 | ||
| G | 758 | ||
| H | 758 | ||
| I | 759 | ||
| J | 759 | ||
| K | 759 | ||
| L | 759 | ||
| M | 760 | ||
| N | 761 | ||
| O | 761 | ||
| P | 761 | ||
| R | 763 | ||
| S | 763 | ||
| T | 765 | ||
| U | 765 | ||
| V | 766 | ||
| W | 766 | ||
| Y | 766 | ||
| Z | 766 | ||
| Back Cover | Back Cover |