Constitutional & Administrative Law

Constitutional and Administrative Law provides a clear and accessible examination of the key areas of constitutional and administrative law and human rights. As part of the Textbook Series, the work:

Sets out a clear framework and seeks to explain the intricacies of the law as clearly as possible, without sacrificing the detail that is required for a proper understanding of the subject.

Covers the general principles of the constitution and institutional framework for governmental power

Recognises the importance and growth of judicial review and human rights within the UK constitution

Identifies and discusses all the key recent developments in constitutional law

Fundamentals of constitutional law

Constitutions: what? why?

Typical characteristics

Structure of United Kingdom governance

Sources of the UK constitution

Membership of the European Union

Rule of law

Separation of powers

Sovereignty of parliament

Institutions of the UK Constitution

Elections and enfranchisement

The House of Commons

The House of Lords

Parliamentary privilege

The executive

Royal prerogative

Administrative Law

Nature and procedure of an application for judicial review and remedies

Grounds of judicial review I: illegality and ultra vires

Grounds of judicial review II: unreasonableness and proportionality

Grounds of judicial review III: procedural impropriety

Grounds of judicial review IV: legitimate expectation - a new ground?

Alternative means of redress - ombudsman and tribunals

Human rights and civil liberties

The European Convention on Human Rights

The Human Rights Act 1998

Liberty and due process

Private and family life

Freedom of expression

• Fundamentals of constitutional law
  • Constitutions: what? why?
  • Typical characteristics
  • Structure of United Kingdom governance
  • Sources of the UK constitution
  • Membership of the European Union
  • Rule of law
  • Separation of powers
  • Sovereignty of parliament
• Institutions of the UK Constitution
  • Elections and enfranchisement
  • The House of Commons
  • The House of Lords
  • Parliamentary privilege
  • The executive
  • Royal prerogative
• Administrative Law
  • Nature and procedure of an application for judicial review and remedies
  • Grounds of judicial review I: illegality and ultra vires
  • Grounds of judicial review II: unreasonableness and proportionality
  • Grounds of judicial review III: procedural impropriety
  • Grounds of judicial review IV: legitimate expectation - a new ground?
  • Alternative means of redress - ombudsman and tribunals
• Human rights and civil liberties
  • The European Convention on Human Rights
  • The Human Rights Act 1998
  • Liberty and due process
  • Private and family life
  • Freedom of expression